tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509187841033628660.post5549769234593605056..comments2024-03-27T17:04:47.058-07:00Comments on Medicine and Social Justice: ACA: Where are we? And where should we go?Josh Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248920527894775520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509187841033628660.post-73729291995383871392014-07-31T11:17:09.353-07:002014-07-31T11:17:09.353-07:00The for-profit problem is compounded by the fact t...The for-profit problem is compounded by the fact that now our political leaders (politicians) get to share the profit of the health care industries through campaign funds, PAC's, lobbyists' activities and the revolving door. They are not motivated to do what is right for our country.http://hc-reform.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509187841033628660.post-73180750430088353122014-07-28T06:25:19.172-07:002014-07-28T06:25:19.172-07:00Posted on behalf of Professor Donald Light:
Most ...Posted on behalf of Professor Donald Light:<br /><br />Most worthy comments on the ACA seem unaware of the historical reasons why American health care was deliberately set up to maximize physician autonomy and control over choice of specialty, where physicians practiced, whom they treated, and what they charged. Put "Ironies of Success" in Google and the first entry is a short, authoritative history that explains why US health care has such high error rates, fragmentation, costs, and barriers to good health care for all. The ACA is trying to alter some of these institutional arrangements, but opposed by lobbyists for those who profit from these historical featuresJosh Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248920527894775520noreply@blogger.com