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Romney's Healthcare Land Mines

Mick135 Wrote: Jul 03, 2012 7:09 PM

The overwhelming assumption that "those who provide healthcare are doctors" is very limiting. Having worked in various roles, from EMT to ER RN to helping keep track of the abomination of electronic records, I'm here to tell you the other side: not only are there not enough doctors, there are not enough dollars to begin to cover all the support staff. Medical records, physical therapy, pastoral care, decision support and on and on--- and that's NOW, before The One gets his prize.

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Romney's Healthcare Land Mines

The Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare), gives Governor Romney a valuable opportunity to take a greater role in this debate. The ACA fails to fix the basic problems that were promised if passed- high costs and access to care. It actually exacerbates these problems. The estimated cost of Obamacare, currently almost $1Trillion more than initial estimates and growing daily, will make the already unstable financial situation that our country faces much worse. The claim that Obamacare improves access to medical care is a facade. More people may be eligible for healthcare by giving...

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