Wealth v. Health
Barack Obama
As President Barack Obama's health care program rolls out, there are
many questions regarding its impact on national debt. It's law,
therefore all parties involved need to work with it (be practical, what
choice is there over the next few years). As the Judiciary Report
previously suggested, money can be saved via the government receiving
special pricing from pharmaceutical companies as well as medical
imaging equipment manufacturers.
Government hospitals in particular, whose expenses are shouldered by
the taxpayer, should receive greater discounts from pharmaceutical
companies as well as medical imaging equipment manufacturers. Why can't
the government legislate pricing guidelines, as some companies are
clearing a 1,000% profit off the sick. It should be their national
duty. Let it not be said corporate profits were put ahead of the health
of a nation.