By Steve Forbes | Fox News
It is no secret that federal health programs are
growing at an unwieldy and ultimately cataclysmic rate. ObamaCare,
Medicaid expansion, growing entitlements and new mandates are all
contributing to the unchecked expansion of government controlled health
care and the increasing liability for taxpayers.
In simple terms, the solution is to
institute policies that will allow free-market principles to foster an
environment where the individual patient is empowered just as customers
are in virtually every other market. Such a market would allow consumers
to choose medical care and insurance based on value and cost, rather
than allow market participants and providers to rig the system to reap
windfall profits due to government patronage.
This consolidation of medical services at the expense of patients shockingly underscores what government intrusion ultimately means for health care – less access, fewer choices and increased costs for patients, and taxpayers.
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Thank You Mr Forbes and Fox.
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