Obama Gives $15 Billion to Medicaid; Encourages Health Care Inflation

We have all heard the claims, Obama will “fix” the health care system right?  Well if this is how he plans on fixing things we are in for an even bigger mess.  Of course, many of us knew what this “fixing” would entail; basically more spending for abused government insurance programs.  Obama, like many leftists before him, believes that the only way to fix a failed system is to throw more money at it.  Whether it’s education, social security, or health care the best solution is to give it more funding.  Wow, is that all we have to do?  How simple!  Why didn’t conservatives think of this? 

 

However, what Obama fails to grasp is the concept of inflation.  He doesn’t understand what it is or what causes it.  Many liberals blame skyrocketing health care prices on greedy insurance companies or doctors, but never on the nature of the system.  So, even though Medicaid is continuing to destroy health care in this country, Obama now plans to prop up the system with huge sums of borrowed money (the bailout money is money we don’t have).  Fifteen billion is the initial number proposed by Obama but in the long run we will be forced to pay much, much more. 

 

So what is really causing the inflation in health care?  Well, the exact actions of Obama are the main cause.  Medicaid is completely free to the patient, and an easy source of revenue for the doctor.  If the patient sees no reason not to abuse the use of Medicaid, and the doctor wants to increase cash flow into his practice, then all consumerism is out the window.  

When’s the last time you called a doctor’s office and asked the cash price of a visit?  Can’t remember?  Most people never have.  So, this allows doctors to continually charge insurance entities like Medicaid the absolute maximum that they can get away with.  If the government is going to reimburse doctors for certain procedures, you can guarantee the doctors will find a way to charge for them.  Likewise, if the government is going to give people absolutely free health care with no strings attached, you can bet the people are going to abuse it.