Comments on: Memorial Hermann CEO Dan Wolterman: “Expert on the Issue: Federal Healthcare Reform”

By: Joe Lifevantage

Joe Lifevantage — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:09:18 +0000

I think the drug companies are in it with the lawmakers keeping natural healing out of peoples eyes because they can’t make money if it come from a plant.

By: Ann Nutrition

Ann Nutrition — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:15:32 +0000

I think the cost of health care would be greatly reduced if you get the lawyers out of it. I don’t mind a person getting a settlement I just don’t agree the attorney needs a big paycheck and this makes lawyers troll looking for the big windfall.

By: Moshe Yalli

Moshe Yalli — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:02:22 +0000

We have tried tort reform in Texas and insurance rate still went up the same national percentage !!

I keep on hearing the magic solution from republicans : let insurance companies compete nationwide !!! This is the biggest lie ever told !! Do you know how many insurance companies cover healthcare in the whole US?? 4 or 5 that is it, there is really no competition to talk about if you let them compete nationwide.

Republicans , please instead of nagging, do something about the healthcare system we have, it is decaying big time and you never cared about doing anything to reform it !

By: Glynn Mireles

Glynn Mireles — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:52:24 +0000

The HR 3200 bill has nothing to do with healthcare reform it has everything to do with
Democratic rule, power and money. Kill this Bill! Real reform will start when the government gets out of the private sector. Let insurance companies compete nation wide, tell the trial lawyers to get a job where that create not destroy and stop the madness called federal spending.

By: Kelly Sieck

Kelly Sieck — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:54:37 +0000

I say No to Obama Health care!!!!!!! The Federal Government has not run any program successfully. Medicare, Medicade, US Postal Service, etc. Please don’t take any more of our hard earned money and give it wastefully to those who don’t try, don’t pay their way and are here illegally. Stop the insanity.

By: Ted Weisgal

Ted Weisgal — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:49:23 +0000

I’d like to see what I wrote yesterday especially so I can see if you put it up for others.

By: Ted Weisgal

Ted Weisgal — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:54:43 +0000

The previous comments raise these questions:

What is healthcare? Is it the relationship we have with doctors, nurses and the like or does it extend to the people who produce and cook food, provide water, keep our cities and country, and the air we breathe clean, encourage and teach about health and various forms of exercise?

What makes healthcare in the United States number one in the world? Is this true? What leads to this conclusion? Is it that we live longer, get sick less, eat healthfully and are physically fit? Is this true? If it isn’t what can be done to make it true and do “we” have the will to do it? Who is “we?”

By: M.A Taylor

M.A Taylor — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:10:03 +0000

After listending to the debate I am an advocate of the public option. As a medicare recipient, I am pleased with the program. My adult son and his 2 children,all very healthy, pay more per month for health insurance than the cost of their monthly mortgage of $1100.00. His wife has insurance through her employer so she is not under his policy.

By: Howard R. Lowe

Howard R. Lowe — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:44:29 +0000

I read Mr. Wolterman’s comments with interest. Now, I’d like to add my thoughts to the discussion. My wife and I are both patients of three specialists who practice at the Hermann medical center. Both of us have been treated in the hospital, and have had several visits to the emergency room. The Hermann facility on Hwy 10 is EXCELLENT – it is not BROKEN.
I will say that the occassions when we have sought treatment at the emergency room that the room was crowded with people. I am no doctor, but some of those in the room seemed to be there for bad colds, and what appeared to be minor ailments. I do not advocate that sick people, regardless of financial means, be denied health care. BUT, it’s time to correct this situation. Why not register the uninsured who cannot afford insurance? Register them by clearing them as NEED Patients – then they recieve free care (1986 law re emergency room care is a basis to use).
Now, fix the system – do not tear it apart and rebuild everything, including the part that is EXCELLENT. My views have to do with COSTS:
1) At 86 years of age I am very familar with the failures of the Federal government’s to lower costs or increase efficiency on anything they have ever touched – keep them out of it as much as possible.
2) TORT reform is a must on a Federal level – this will lower the cost of malpractice insurance.
3) Sell health insurance across state lines – this is simple!
4) Stop the subterfuge of taxing the insurance companies, Cadillac health plans, fines for not taking health care, and other juvenile games by trying to convenience intelligent people that their taxes will not be raised.
The American health care system is BY FAR the world’s best system. Fix only what needs fixing! Howard R. Lowe 713-983-9825

By: Robert Casey Nurse Practitioner

Robert Casey Nurse Practitioner — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:03:04 +0000

I agree with Mr. Wolterman’s and Mr Miller’s comments. There are ways to improve the system, but I don’t think that it will happen with this Administration, House and Senate. Obviously, Rep. Culberson has made a great effort, but in general, the overall educational outreach to the Memorial-Hemann or other health-care systems by the Administration, House and Senate is as mythical as unicorns, bipartisanship, Internet Bill-Posting and representative government.

Bob Casey ACNP