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there are a lot of arguments on all sides of the debate.
a large % of medical procedures of 100% unnecessary (many will put it at between 20-30%) - whether its doctors forced into practicing defensive medicine to protect themselves from lawsuits, or the procedures themselves are generally thought to be pointless and ineffective (blood screening for prostate cancer) or when patients simply demand x-rays and mri's or additional tests because they personally want to feel better about the situation.
the problem in all this that i can see is that government cannot/will not address these issues for what they are. no matter what changes occur... we still have doctors paying retarded malpractice insurance... we still have radiologists having the most risky profession because they might not notice something or miss something in 1:10,000 x-rays. we still have an over supply of ambulance chasing attorneys and a general "victim" mentality.
people don't want to be told they can't order unnecessary procedures.... tort reform is never going to happen, insurance companies will always be criticized for not covering unnecessary/ineffective procedures as being the bad guys etc etc etc.
people are for reform.
the system should be reformed.
but more than anything...people are for a personal sense of security - which is what they are really voting for - and it really doesn't matter whether or not the reality lines up with their own personal emotional needs. just like a union offers a sense of security... until all of the sudden, there are layoffs, or strikes etc and every employee is still fucked.
this is a losing battle for rational, reasonable people
emotion will ALWAYS win over reason.
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