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Mini-Biz Health-Care Wishes and Woes, Pt.4 – What are the greatest causes of the problem?

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Most believe that, no matter who provides the health insurance, whether it be from private health insurance or a government-sponsored health insurance program, all citizens should have insurance and should pay, at least, a portion of the costs. For someone to take an unfair advantage of a noble nation caring for it’s internal health doesn’t set well with the honest, hard-working population that is this group. This is probably the ‘middle-ground’ of the best approach for the most fair bi-partisan resolve to our nation’s current health care reform. If our presidential nominees could pick up on this viewpoint and find innovative ways to encompass all these conditions, they would likely find strong voter support backing their proposals.

The survey went on to inquire of what this population considered to be the greater causes of this out-of-reach high-cost health insurance/care demise. Again, a lot of well-grounded thought was reflected in the responses. The statistics given here are without regard to company size (within this group) or demographics. So they were based on a more broad-based perspective. Here is the breakdown:

•  28.8% said "[Health] insurance companies [are] making too much profit."
•  21.7% said "Doctors/hospitals [are] charging too much for services"
•  13.2% said “Medical malpractice lawsuits” were the greatest cause.

Ms. Darien was a little surprised that the cost of prescription drugs, ‘unhealthy life styles’ and the advancing age of our country’s average population were not higher on the list. These responses do appear to be those of greater thought, focusing on the greatest needs that could and should be resolved. Not merely chronic complaining.

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