To the Editor: We need to re-think how health care is delivered
PDF Print E-mail Written by W.E. Feeman, Jr, MD    Wednesday, 16
September 2009 07:34 The American health care system is the
finest in the world - for those who can afford it. It would be a
shame to destroy it in the name of making it available to
everyone.  What is needed is a reasoned approach so that the
unintended consequences of good intentions are minimized and the
intended consequences are maximized - in other words, a radical
re-think about how health care is delivered.  I am married to an
English lady and I have seen the English system at its best and
worst.  The USA does not want to repeat the English errors. May
I offer a few suggestions: 1)  The government should set up a
health care system with a defined benefit package. (People
desiring medical services beyond the basic package could buy
insurance to cover those extra features.)  The government should
act as a central payer for that basic benefits package, working
through existing i