An Invitation to Brainstorm on fixingushealthcare.com
- T Michael White MD FACP
- Nov 18, 2024
- 1 min read
By T Michael White MD FACP
“The universe is transformation: life is opinion.” Marcus Aurelius
“Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dream
as you do to your fears.” Richard Wilkens
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Dear Mr. President, Honorable Members of Congress, Distinguished Staff and Good Citizens,
Although generations protected by Medicare are receiving wonderful care, U.S. Health Care needs an overhaul. Trailing generations of patients and their caregivers are already significantly distressed, and their health care futures are increasingly bleak. While many lament that “nothing can/will be done,” website fixingushealthcare.com is optimistically dedicated to making a difference.
Please consider:
Giving this website fixingushealthcare.com a look.
Checking in from time to time.
Regularly sharing your perceptions with Drs. Kellis, Hightower and me and, most importantly, with our readers; and
Passing this link fixingushealthcare.com forward to your personal connections.
Your insights (anecdotes, comments, essays, solutions, stories, etc.), will greatly influence an understanding of and enable movement towards necessary change.
Respectfully submitted,
T Michael White MD FACP
Copy to: We The People at fixingushealthcare.com
Maryland's Mo T,
Hello. Thank you for joining the conversation.
As we brainstorm, I am not yet committed to the Medicare Advantage Plan model. Nevertheless:
1) healthcare must be funded by the US Treasury as infrastructure;
2) 5-star MAPs are able to offer incentives because they are efficient in providing care;
3) If your physician is talented and efficient (and dedicated to Compassionate Safe, Timely, Efficient, Effective Equitable (Just) , Patient-centered care (C-STEEEP), I anticipate he/she will be encouraged to participate;
4) Yes, lines will be longer --- (and those with means may opt top pay for boutique care).
Stay tuned...
Best regards,
Dr. Mike
Hello Drs. Hightower, Kellis, and White. Your website is interesting and challenging to a layperson trying to determine where healthcare is going and how to be prepared for the changes. I understand that you subscribe to a Medicare Advantage type plan for all citizens. I have some questions about how that would work that perhaps you could answer in one of your posts. Here we go: 1. Do you think that patients will be willing to be limited to physicians in their MA plan. I have had my current PCP for 15 years and am not willing to leave her or my other long term specialists. 2. How would MA for all be funded? I don't think the feds can…
First of all, I applaud your efforts. US health care is broken but repairable.
It seems if we can lower the cost of drugs that would be a major step. The
pharmaceutical companies could save enormous amounts of money if they
would be prevented from TV advertising. Every time I see an ad promoting
their drug, it reminds me of the costs of the newer and more expensive diabetes
drugs and how much we would like to prescribe them but cannot due to the costs.
I think that the ads do little to influence prescribing patterns for most physicians.
That's my suggestion. JLBMD Naples
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