Order to President-Elect Barack Obama: Cut Health Costs

Don't underestimate these guys ability to take on the economy and health care at the same time. The high cost of health care actually cuts into an individual's (especially the millions of unemployed paying COBRA) discretionary income which directly affects consumer spending, aka, the economy.

The reason things didn't get done in the past is because there wasn't a genuine motivation combined with a Democratic leaning congress. Listening to Barack's story about his own mother's struggles with her own health care, "arguing with insurance companies" is telling that there is a strong motivation.

He feels a sense of duty because he understands what people are going through right now.

He's stated they'll be offering the same plan that congress has access to. So they're not reinventing health care here. They're just offering the plan congress has to the American People that want it. Practical first steps are:

1. Determining the cost for the participant.

2. Determining hospital participation.

3. Getting people their plastic insurance cards.

4. Creating new jobs for the administrative work.

Sometimes it's simple when it's not that complex. There could be a lot of good jobs to come from a new health care plan.

Lack of health care in America also prevents many bright individuals from starting a small business as they can't attain health care for themselves or provide it for their employees.

Claudiffe Van Wagoner of CA 8:48PM November 07, 2008