Is health care reform going to lead to socialized medicine?
None of the health care reform proposals in Congress will socialize our health care system. To me, socializing health care means making our health care system more like Great Britain, where the government owns hospitals and employs physicians; or like Canada, where the government pays for every citizens health care. To be clear, President Obama and Congress are not proposing anything like this. Under the House health care reform bill, if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. If you like the health care coverage you have, you will be able to keep it. I share some of your concerns about the role of the federal government. Im a strong believer in free market economy, and I believe that the government should step in to pass rules and regulations or legislation only when its needed, and particularly when doing so levels the playing field for consumers. I believe that reforming health care is a critical priority. Today, our health care system is broken, and is needs to
