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The Spectacle Blog
During the CNN Western Republican Presidential Debate, Mitt Romney said:
And when it comes to knowledge about health care and how to get our health care system working, I may not be a doctor like this one right over here, but I sure understand how to bring the cost of health care down and how to also make sure that we have a system that works for the American people.
And here’s Jennifer Haberkorn reporting for Politico:
Timothy Murphy, who was Massachusetts Health and Human Services secretary while Romney was governor, said he doubted the governor would have supported any cost regulations for philosophical reasons.
“People say we didn’t do cost controls,” said Murphy, who is now president and CEO of Beacon Health Strategies, a managed behavioral health care company. “I would never do that in a million years. … We didn’t think it was the proper role of government.”
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GeronL | 10.27.11 @ 3:59PM
Romney doesn't want to 'control costs'. Romney wants RomneyCare in every state. I think he wrote a book where he said it'd be good for America or something like that.
martin j smith| 10.27.11 @ 4:27PM
Romney must explain RomneCare in light of ObamaCare and explain himself and must also be challenged to do so if he does not do enough explaining. If the purpose on our side is to oppose Obama and his policies then it stands to reason that anything that smacks of a similar policy cannot hold water in an election. That will not make any sense to voters--that is if the goal is winning the election. This situation with Romney--not his Mormon background but his political background makes him a very poor candidate until he has been more carefully vetted
and passes the test.
sjccoach| 10.27.11 @ 8:28PM
Romney is not electable. He may win the nomination but he will lose the election. He is a read the polls and blow with the wind politician. This country needs someone who will stand up for conservative principles. Romney is not that someone.
Dave| 10.27.11 @ 9:18PM
The way you lower health care costs is the same way you lower the cost of higher education: get rid of third party payers that remove the natural market forces that would control costs in these areas of life. In health care, the trouble is Medicare, Medicaid, gold plated insurance, and pretty much all of the mechanisms that ensure that consumers don't have to even think about the cost of health care. Ideally, we'd get rid of all of these payers and go to the Milton Friedman system, where everyone has catastrophic-only insurance, and pays for routine care out of pocket. We could emulate Mitch Daniels' solution and give everyone HSA's for these routine costs, maybe even subsidize the HSA's a bit for those who lack the disposable income to fill them. People would then have the incentive to get the best possible health care at the lowest possible price, just like every other product they buy.
This stuff ain't hard intellectually. It's hard politically, because people don't want to give up their goodies.
Clint| 10.27.11 @ 11:53PM
Romney Will Be Exposed For TARP, RomneyCare, Bain Capital's Hand In Job Cutting & Bankruptcies, Crony Capital Campaign Money, Not Signing The SBA Pro-Life Pledge, Just For Starters.
This RINO-CINO Is The Frontman For Wall Street & The Ruling Elite, Not Main Street & We, The Country Class.
Follow Romney's Campaign Money Trail.
The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here.
vb| 10.28.11 @ 6:20AM
Could we define some terms here? Does bring down health care costs mean allowing free market forces to work? Does cost control mean limiting the amount a docor can charge for a specific procedure? I certainly hope our debate on health care is more extensive than sound bites.
buckeyeman| 10.28.11 @ 10:32AM
Fundamental truth: There is not enough money to supply all the "health care" to all the people who want it.
"Rationing" is the natural function of a free economy. There's a guy in my beachfront condo with a gorgeous white convertible Rolls Royce. I had to settle for a stinkin' Maserati. That's the market at work. That's rationing.
For some reason, most of the population believes that "society" is responsible for providing free healthcare. All the healthcare they want, anytime they want it. Until we are ready to admit that this is not possible we will continue chasing our tails.
Bob K.| 10.28.11 @ 10:43AM
In a democracy no one is greedy. Once they have the numbers to get it the people will settle for free "stinkin' Maserati" health care.