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My antennae twitched when I saw the title of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's WSJ article, "How to Make Health-Care Reform Bipartisan."
Because the only thing that needs reforming are changes implemented in
the free-for-all atmosphere that's existed since Hillary's attempted
1993 grab. Thanks largely to a Republican controlled congress, much of
what she proposed have been incrementally imposed on us. Reform would mean going back to square one.
I needn't have worried. Like Sarah Palin, Rep. Michelle Bachman, and a few others, Jindal walks the walk. After deconstructing the democrat's Obamacare premises, Jindal offers his reforms. Here's some.
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•Consumer choice guided by transparency. We need a system
where individuals choose an integrated plan that adopts the best
disease-management practices, as opposed to fragmented care. Pricing
and outcomes data for all tests, treatments and procedures should be
posted on the Internet.
•Aligned consumer interests. Consumers should be financially invested
in better health decisions through health-savings accounts, lower
premiums and reduced cost sharing.
•Medical lawsuit reform. The practice of defensive medicine costs an
estimated $100 billion-plus each year, according to the American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, which used a study by economists
Daniel P. Kessler and Mark B. McClellan. No health reform is serious
about reducing costs unless it reduces the costs of frivolous lawsuits.
•Pooling for small businesses, the self-employed, and others. All
consumers should have equal opportunity to buy the lowest-cost,
highest-quality insurance available. Individuals should benefit from
the economies of scale currently available to those working for large
employers.
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A true dilemma facing Americans today is deciding Palin-Jindal, or Jindal-Palin in the court ordered special election following Obama's dismissal for being an illegal alien.
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