James C. Capretta on Democrats
In an article on NationalReview.com, James Capretta says all of the Democratic candidates health care plans would eventually lead to government controlled health care, regardless of the differences in their individual proposals, citing a Robert Reich article from the Wall Street Journal.
It does appear that the health care issue aspect of the campaign is split on partisan lines, with the Democrats advocating universal coverage plans that involve government and private insurance, and the Republicans advocating private insurance for those that can afford it. Easily lost in the discussion are questions of affordability, the cost and consequences to our society of those that are uninsured, and the impact of either solution on the practice of medicine, healing and raising our standard of living.
Take a look at the article. Though Capretta is writing from a particular point of view, it does point out that much of what we will hear during the campaign, from candidates of both parties, when we hear the words "health care" is really about politics and political expediency in terms of satisfying constituents, and not so much about our health and well being.
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