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 Patrick Daniels

Facts About Medicaid And Health Care Reform

The new health care reform has many people up in arms for the most part because they fear that this plan is going to put more people on Medicaid in the past then, but the numbers are provided to Medicaid that the new plan shows a very slight increase in the number of people are being added to this health insurance program of the government.


The new health care reform has many people up in arms for the most part because they fear that this plan is going to put more people on Medicaid in the past then, but the numbers are provided to Medicaid that the new plan shows a very slight increase in the number of people are being added to this health insurance program of the government. In fact all those who are to be added are for the most part going to pay their own way with some poor young and those who work for small businesses the opportunity to obtain vouchers to help pay for their health insurance.

Overall the plan seems like a decent one but the number of people who will be getting insurance for free will not really be increasing even though you will hear people out there talking about the health care reform as being some sort of Robin Hood type plan with the intent to steal from the rich and give to the poor, it is really not quite so extreme. Actually, the thought process seems to be that the more people who are included in the plan the greater the risk pool and this means the less the overall cost of health insurance for all.

Of course, some small business owners are frustrated that they must now ensure all their employees, but they will receive government money to do this if they are not financially strong enough to do them themselves and all this will help reduce the cost structure of healthcare in this country. It is important to ensure that everyone has coverage, because it is the best way to make a difference.

While it may seem that providing these individuals with health care coverage will be too expensive, one of the largest expenses in the health care system currently is the cost of those uninsured patients and the bills that they leave behind. These bills do eventually get paid but they result in larger expenses for those that are insured.

Let's face it, the system is not perfect and the new health care reform is not going to be either but it is important to realize that these changes are being made out of necessity for the entire health care system and for the financial stability of the government as well. It is important to realize this and even though Americans may not want this change it is coming their way like it or not.

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