John Goodman, PhD and Ron Anderson, MD: Impact of PPACA on You and Yours
Last Thursday, NCN co-sponsored a luncheon featuring Dr. Ron Anderson, who heads the Parkland Hospital System in Dallas and John Goodman, PhD, President and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis. The discussion centered on the recently passed health reform law (PPACA) and how this legislation will impact the nation’s health care delivery system.
It was interesting to hear how similar their take was on where healthcare is headed. In particular both believe that:
- Emergency room traffic will increase;
- Access to care for seniors and the disabled will be so impaired, that they are at risk of becoming like Medicaid enrollees who are forced to seek care at community health centers and safety-net hospitals; and
- Unparalleled/unprecedented discretionary power is being given to one federal agency (Health and Human Services) to make decisions that will affect everyone.
NCN will continue to focus on ways to develop a rational and transparent payment system allowing affordability and sustainability for all.
Watch the embedded video above; it'll be worth your time. Will you comment and let me know your thoughts?