Senator discusses health care problems in Hibbard
Vinehout addresses issues from study
Tara Bannow
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: News
"We want to cover every one and we want to reduce costs," she said. "They want to maximize profits and decrease risks."
Essentially, Vinehout said, Healthy Wisconsin would put in place the same system that state employees, such as herself and Smith, benefit from.
Under her plan, Vinehout said the providers and the quality of health care will stay the same.
"What will change?" she said. "The way we pay for health care and how we handle risks. That's really the heart of the insurance system."
Healthy Wisconsin dramatically reduces paperwork and saves 20 percent on drugs by buying in bulk, Vinehout said, adding this saves hundreds of millions of dollars.
She said the plan ensures that no claims be denied.
"You can't lose your insurance because you get sick, you lose your job, you retire," she said. "You have health insurance because you exist. Because you breathe."
Freshman Paydon Miller said he was impressed by the thoroughness of the presentation, although he is not sure the results of the health care study will spur change.
"I wish it would," he said. "But I am skeptical of the politician's willingness to act on it."
Vinehout said the only way real reform can happen is if people vote for change.
"I don't believe the biggest challenge is policy," she said. "The biggest challenge is politics. That is why we have to be partners."
Essentially, Vinehout said, Healthy Wisconsin would put in place the same system that state employees, such as herself and Smith, benefit from.
Under her plan, Vinehout said the providers and the quality of health care will stay the same.
"What will change?" she said. "The way we pay for health care and how we handle risks. That's really the heart of the insurance system."
Healthy Wisconsin dramatically reduces paperwork and saves 20 percent on drugs by buying in bulk, Vinehout said, adding this saves hundreds of millions of dollars.
She said the plan ensures that no claims be denied.
"You can't lose your insurance because you get sick, you lose your job, you retire," she said. "You have health insurance because you exist. Because you breathe."
Freshman Paydon Miller said he was impressed by the thoroughness of the presentation, although he is not sure the results of the health care study will spur change.
"I wish it would," he said. "But I am skeptical of the politician's willingness to act on it."
Vinehout said the only way real reform can happen is if people vote for change.
"I don't believe the biggest challenge is policy," she said. "The biggest challenge is politics. That is why we have to be partners."
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