Comments on: Sebelius (D-KS), nominee to head HHS: Another Lobbyist to the Obama Administration http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/03/11/sebelius-for-hhs-another-lobbyist-to-the-obama-administration/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:28:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DONTREADONME http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/03/11/sebelius-for-hhs-another-lobbyist-to-the-obama-administration/#comment-4536 DONTREADONME Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:40:30 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=586#comment-4536 By: DONTREADONME http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/03/11/sebelius-for-hhs-another-lobbyist-to-the-obama-administration/#comment-4535 DONTREADONME Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:39:47 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=586#comment-4535 and Government lawyers are not very good against the private lawyers, considering they are not payed very well see the Executive GS levels. Trust me, The DoD has many problems with this especially when it comes to acquisitions and developmental contracts with the competitive source selection process. See Boeing versus Northrup/Airbus for the refueling tanker contract. The only reason why you hear about this is that the contract value is quite high and it is a U.S. company (Boeing) versus Airbus. Anyway, Government run health care will stop the sueing of doctors, the U.S. Government that pays the doctor can be, much bigger pockets. and Government lawyers are not very good against the private lawyers, considering they are not payed very well see the Executive GS levels. Trust me, The DoD has many problems with this especially when it comes to acquisitions and developmental contracts with the competitive source selection process. See Boeing versus Northrup/Airbus for the refueling tanker contract. The only reason why you hear about this is that the contract value is quite high and it is a U.S. company (Boeing) versus Airbus. Anyway, Government run health care will stop the sueing of doctors, the U.S. Government that pays the doctor can be, much bigger pockets.

]]> By: indyooper http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/03/11/sebelius-for-hhs-another-lobbyist-to-the-obama-administration/#comment-4526 indyooper Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:05:43 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=586#comment-4526 I find the link of HHS nominee Kathleen Sibelius to the Kansas Trial Lawyers association to be most fascinating. We know that one of the objectives of the Obama administration is health care reform. In other words, I take that objective to be universal health care. Now, what happens in a "universal health care" state when something goes wrong, such as lack of care due to, oh, you name the reason? Who gets sued? Can you sue the doctor? Can you sue the hospital? The ultimate question becomes can you sue the King? What happens now? We have seen for many years the attempts in this country to reform the tort system that would have made it more difficult to sue health care providers. This has been thwarted time after time by trial lawyers associations and their lapdogs in government. Tort reform would lower the cost of health care in this country and make it more affordable for everyone! Here is an interesting article (link) from the National Post. It deals with the rights of Canadians to obtain care outside of the government run system. http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2007/09/07/john-carpay-suing-the-government-for-the-right-to-see-and-live.aspx Now, it has been my opinion since I moved to the United Sates over ten years ago, that the talk of the Democrat Party in regards to health care reform is all smoke and mirrors. A political issue that they have used over and over to maintian control. They need to pander to two constituencies in regards to health care. One is the people who unfortunately suffer financial distress and perhaps ruin when it comes to health care costs. I do truly feel for them and can sympathize with them, as I had to pay for most of the medical costs for the birth if one of my children. Along with them are the people that believe that “free” health care is a constitutional right, and by advocating it as such, they can feel better about themselves at the end of the day. On the other hand however, is the powerful lobby known as the Trial Lawyer’s Association. I think Universal Health Care would provide some cost savings that tort reform surrounding medical malpractice never would have achieved. Universal health care would almost completely remove the trial lawyer’s hands from our doctor’s pockets. I am not quite ready to take the cost savings (and making trial lawyers starve, or go out and find a real job) vs. the waiting list trade off. But this still begs the question; will the trial lawyers allow their “champion” Kathleen Sibelius to kill the hen that lays their golden eggs? I personally do not think so. The trial lawyer's association most likely contributes more to the Democrat coffers than do those that would benefit most from a universal health care system. Now we just need to wait and see which hand holds the coin. I find the link of HHS nominee Kathleen Sibelius to the Kansas Trial Lawyers association to be most fascinating. We know that one of the objectives of the Obama administration is health care reform. In other words, I take that objective to be universal health care. Now, what happens in a “universal health care” state when something goes wrong, such as lack of care due to, oh, you name the reason? Who gets sued? Can you sue the doctor? Can you sue the hospital? The ultimate question becomes can you sue the King? What happens now? We have seen for many years the attempts in this country to reform the tort system that would have made it more difficult to sue health care providers. This has been thwarted time after time by trial lawyers associations and their lapdogs in government. Tort reform would lower the cost of health care in this country and make it more affordable for everyone! Here is an interesting article (link) from the National Post. It deals with the rights of Canadians to obtain care outside of the government run system.

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2007/09/07/john-carpay-suing-the-government-for-the-right-to-see-and-live.aspx

Now, it has been my opinion since I moved to the United Sates over ten years ago, that the talk of the Democrat Party in regards to health care reform is all smoke and mirrors. A political issue that they have used over and over to maintian control. They need to pander to two constituencies in regards to health care. One is the people who unfortunately suffer financial distress and perhaps ruin when it comes to health care costs. I do truly feel for them and can sympathize with them, as I had to pay for most of the medical costs for the birth if one of my children. Along with them are the people that believe that “free” health care is a constitutional right, and by advocating it as such, they can feel better about themselves at the end of the day. On the other hand however, is the powerful lobby known as the Trial Lawyer’s Association. I think Universal Health Care would provide some cost savings that tort reform surrounding medical malpractice never would have achieved. Universal health care would almost completely remove the trial lawyer’s hands from our doctor’s pockets. I am not quite ready to take the cost savings (and making trial lawyers starve, or go out and find a real job) vs. the waiting list trade off. But this still begs the question; will the trial lawyers allow their “champion” Kathleen Sibelius to kill the hen that lays their golden eggs? I personally do not think so. The trial lawyer’s association most likely contributes more to the Democrat coffers than do those that would benefit most from a universal health care system. Now we just need to wait and see which hand holds the coin.

]]> By: bobojake http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/03/11/sebelius-for-hhs-another-lobbyist-to-the-obama-administration/#comment-4525 bobojake Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:08:20 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/?p=586#comment-4525 round and round and round, where it ends up nobody knows, not even obama. round and round and round, where it ends up nobody knows, not even obama.

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