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Daschle: Good, Wrong, and Terrible

Started by cordblomquist · 7 months ago

President-elect Obama has named Tom Daschle to head the Department of Health and Human Services. By some measures the largest department in the government, Daschle is sure to take center stage in Obama’s inevitable effort to reform the U.S. Healthcare system. So what of the choice? W ... Continue reading »

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  • Tom

    7 months ago

    Senator Daschle also things technology is the main problem with our current healthcare system. As someone who has actually benefited from advancements in medical technology in the last few years, I strongly disagree with Senator Daschle. I can envision a health care system under Obama-Daschle that stifles innovation and discourages the best people with the best talent from participating. Even worse, all medical procedures would be approved by beauracratic pinheads with statistical charts and cost/benefit analysis. Forget the waiting list -- if you're sick, but not quite sick enough, you could find yourself denied a procedure that could greatly improve and possibly extend your life because you failed to meet the criteria of that analysis.
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