I'm not up to speed on all the details of the proposed legislation. I'm not sure anyone is, and my impression is that is part of hoopla. We citizens want some transparency, access, input, etc, etc....
Being a healthy adult, I haven't had to interact much with the medical industry. I understand and accept that the healthcare structure (whatever it might be) has to be supported financially and morally by every one of us. It has to start with the individual. Taking care of myself by getting and paying for regular checkups is a good start. I like that my insurance pays for this as part of the coverage. It makes it convenient for me to go do it. And if I had to pay for it myself, I would probably cut that corner by not going unless I had a problem. Then it might already be a problem I can't afford to treat. Hence insurance. Or national healthcare. And debate about who is going to pay for it all. Whatever becomes of all this, it will have to be a collaborative effort by patients, the industries of healthcare providers and insurance, government oversight of those industries, and charitable contributions by all parties toward research and chronic care.
People used to know their doctors. Their doctors knew them, and their personal and medical histories. Not so much anymore. In our mobile society, we tend to go to whoever we're sent to or whoever will see us. I can't see how this is a good thing, unless accurate medical history can be passed on to the next competent provider. That would make centralized information very valuable to all concerned. It always is. And how that information gets used, and by who and for what purpose. It gets complicated very quickly, doesn't it?
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