Nominee Notes Hunger For Health Cost Containment

They also singled out a comment suggesting that the country should create a “Health Corps,” similar to the Peace Corps, that would provide care in underserved communities.

A look at a sampling of one page of the comments shows commenters talking about the difficulties that job changers with preexisting conditions face; the risks and benefits of making personal health information available through the Web; the advantages and disadvantages of moving to a government-run single-payer system; Americans’ reluctance to pay the true, full cost of care for all; and the difficulties a shortage of primary care physicians would pose for any attempt to create a “universal health care system.”

One commenter says the government should end private health insurance and fee-for-service payment arrangements, but also set up a program to help displaced health insurance workers find new jobs.

Another commenter, Matthew Johnson, suggests that the government could improve nutrition by taxing unhealthy foods to fund a subsidy for healthy foods.

HYPERLINK “http://change.gov/page/content/discusshealthcare”Those comments and others are available here.