Some have likened the skills of modern medicine to those of the “body & fender” auto-mechanic. They are pretty good at patching up a damaged exterior and making it look good, but are limited in their ability to deal effectively with a malfunctioning “engine.” Following is a brief summary of the problems inherent in the business model of health care that prevails in the United States.

Rejects Wholistic Medicine

Any model of health care that neglects treatment of the “whole body” system is doomed to failure. Such is the case with the American approach to medicine which typically treats a diseased organ in isolation like a “part” that can be repaired or replaced like a damaged crankshaft or brake pad.

By the same token there is an emphasis on relieving symptoms while blissfully ignoring the underlying conditions that led to the symptoms. Wholistic attention to the dynamic interaction of all body systems is generally not a strong consideration.

Embraces Harmful Drug Therapy

This reliance on drugs in treatment of symptoms fails to address the underlying pathology. Drugs suppress symptoms, but alter the pH balance in the body and drive the infection/disease deeper into the tissues. A false dichotomy between legitimate drugs and illegitimate drugs is encouraged.

And tragically, in too many cases the side effects are fatal. The Journal of the American Medical Association (July 26, 2000;284(4):483-5) reported that physician induced illness is the third leading cause of death in the United States behind Cancer and heart disease. The article ascribed over 100,000 deaths to the negative effects of doctor administered drugs. Trust in the competency of hospital staff is too often misplaced.

Driven By Profit Motive

The health insurance system restricts coverage to known risks/diseases and thus discourages innovation. Thus, the entire system is locked into the status quo and patients are thereby forced to accept ineffective and outrageously expensive treatments as the norm. Degenerative disease for almost everybody is the inevitable result.

At the same time, the insurance system provides no incentive for consumers to practice preventative medicine and further escalates costs. The system rewards inactivity and passive response, but does little or nothing to incentivize personal responsibility.

Cost of treatment is driven up by billions spent on marketing the alleged benefits of drugs to the general public, but especially to doctors. The system has a vested interest in stifling leading-edge medical discoveries and maintaining a diseased condition that requires ongoing purchase of expensive drugs.

There are other factors driving costs skyward under the business model, that make health coverage unaffordable for more and more middle-class Americans. The legendary failure of the business model is doubly dangerous. It produces an outcry that invites the intervention of big government. Thus, has arisen one of the great oxy-morons of the modern world: “We’re from the government and we’re here to help.”

This article is first of a three-part series on health care reform, which focus in turn on 1) The Business Model, 2)The Government Model, and 3) The Biblical Model.

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This is going to be very interesting as things are beginning to unravel for the Rock Star President! Most of the democrats are blaming Mr. Obama for the Dems losing that valuable seat and traditional Senate Seat.

But does it really tip the balance on how the health care reform bill will be pass or not? My personal view on this is that it is going to be difficult for the Republicans to derail the inevitable  passing  of the bill. Only time will tell!

The other question is the what is going to happen to the public health insurance option? Public health care is very much needed and they need to have that incorporated into the bill regardless or it is run by the government or not.

But with the democrats losing more seats to the Republicans, it will obviously become harder for the President to get his programs and plans to get favorable treatment from congress.

What they need with the health care reform bill is by-partisan passing so that it will have support from the people and will eventually become a more popular and accepted health care and one that really works for every American.

Who benefits from all of these supposed health reforms?

Is this for the big people of the health industry and the pharmaceutical companies lobbying feverishly to avoid the Public Health Insurance Option?

Shall we all get private health insurance? Too bad!

This is a shame as All Americans should have health coverage just like the citizens of Canada of some other industrialized countries in the world.

How can America proudly say the world Leader and but cannot provide health insurance for 47 million of its own people?

This is not a good impression from anyone and people in the third world can think that they have their counterparts in the US…..What A Shame!!!

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The problem with the public health insurance option is that too many Americans are opposed to it. They do not like it but the argument is really not helpful as most of these lawmakers who oppose the public health care option are those that are probably gotten to the big pharmaceutical lobbyists echoing the same sentiment.

I just hope that these million dollar lobbyists will be controlled and do not have the controls over these lawmakers.

The fact of the matter is, there are so many people who doesn’t have health insurance and without the public option they will never get any health insurance even the basic ones.

While lawmakers in both the lower and the upper house are preparing for the final spar, it has to encourage that did should include some form of health insurance for the poor. After all, it’s the poor people are who are suffering in all of these.

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For a layman like me, it is very hard to comprehend how the magnitude on how far they go just to get these votes even it is so unpopular to masses. How can a trusted lawmaker stomach that kind of deals or bribery? is there anything ethical or morally right these days or simply these words are just writing on the encyclopedia?

A 100 million for the lawmaker from Louisiana so they can secure her vote! Compromise on how to tax other health services such increasing one and the getting rid of the other just to satisfy the request for a senators State. Public health care should be given to every American citizen but not at this expense.

The Health Care Reform bill has gone too far and has disregard the very foundation of what the US pres. profess to do. Clean and transparent government and upholding ethical and moral values.

Can any one step in and say “with TEETH” this has gone too far and has to Stop!???

Good Luck America!

This is Big Win for Pres Obama who has been the main supporter and or probably the author of this bill in essence. Whether we will see the public health insurance option or not the passage of the Health Care Reform bill is almost a done deal!

This is very great news to all democrats and Americans who were in favor of this health care reform but great sadness for those republicans and other Americans who thought that it will cut a lot of the services going to Medicare and left some seniors in serious trouble.

There are two sides to this and if this bill passes through it got to have the real value otherwise people would shouting on the streets for  a hush-hush health care reform.

The other question now is who are the winners and losers in all of this big debate and sometime personal debates between the Democrats and the Republicans?

Some of the health care insurer are going to be hit by this and some estimates has it some will close down and since the economy is very weak and still a working progress, companies closing down is the last thing you need to see.

Sen. Ben Nelson withheld his vote because he needed to see more stricter rules on abortion and unless it is modified he is withholding his vote. This bill is fully supported by Pres. Obama.

The problem of democrats to get this done before Christmas become unrealistic when when Sen. Olympia Snowe said after a meeting with the President that the timetable given is “totally unrealistic” According to the AP Associated Press news from yahoo news online.

This has put any chance of getting some form of publicly funded public health insurance option for people who cannot afford it. With the strong lobbying by big insurance companies for the bill not to pass has makes things worse for the President and the Democrats who have tabled this bill.

Without the public health insurance option or public health care option on the table or on the bill, it will be hard for those 47 million or whatever the number is, to get any decent type or form of health insurance.

This will most likely not going to pass the Senate floor before the Christmas timetable that Pres. Obama has said.

I just hope that these Senators will have some kind of a compromise to this historical health reform bill so that Americans can get what they deserve.

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I know for a fact that you are just beginning to enjoy your media star status courtesy of CNN and other politicians who are just eking you to do more but honest believe you are not worth to be the next president of the United State. But you are a big marketing tool for people who wanted to on the forefront of the news.

The US health care system is really in bad shape and you need to give more constructive criticism to improve your health care system. It desperately needs some reform and the best thing Sarah Palin can do is be helpful. But what can I say, she is a politician afterall….

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Public Health Insurance Option

Just 5 votes differential…. Give your opinion and voice as what does this means…

Does it really matter big time? and will this really hold for the long haul? this public option health care might not be good in the long run as the government may be cash strapped to maintain and sustain such a huge government spending. Will this kill all those private health care providers who are part of the engine of the economy?

There are too many questions about how this public health insurance option will work.

The pros and cons of this debate needs more attention than ever!

The far right is saying or contending that if the public option health care run by the government, it will become in direct competition with the private sector and thus kill this health insurance companies. But does this really going to happen?

And the far left is saying that this can get rid of all the bad or devilish practices being done by the private health insurance companies and will put a stop to this bad practices.

To get  a better understanding of how this whole health care run by government, we need to know the details on how they pal to run it and how the financing will of this government run health care program.

But the problem is there is nothing said or written about how they plan to make this work and running.

There has been so many changes and amendments to the original bill just it can pass the Congress but still too many lawmakers are worried about “Too Big Government” and it will just become a crown Jewel of of Government infusion of taxpayers money! Public option is good on paper but we do not have a clear understanding as what is going to happen when the feds start spending billions or trillions of dollars to sustain and maintain this insurance service.

But that is not up to my opinion or some people’s opinion because it is now in the hands of the lawmakers who will decide if it’s going to become a law or not.