"Free Market" healthcare asshattery - 11 Nov 2009

Oh, boy. The "free market" folks are coming back to Dayton. [1] There's a forum being organized by (I'm told) the Tea Baggers who are against health care reform and the Montgomery County Medical Society (I don't know the position of the latter).

I clearly think that basic universal health care is something that pro-life folks need to get behind, and that most of the reasons given for a "free market solution" are rationalizations of inhuman behavior. Further, those of us who still have health care are being threatened (without being threatened) that we might lose more if we don't play along. We think we'll be granted exceptions, even though there's no reason to think we will be spared.

Therefore, if you can, make it to this forum. Point out the benefits of public health care - or how it makes being laid off that much harder when you've got to figure out how to keep your kids healthy as well. And if I hear of additional (or counter) events, I'll let you know here.

FREE MARKET HEALTH CARE REFORM
COMMUNITY ROLE IN HEALTH CARE

Take It Back, in association with the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association, the Greater Dayton Chamber of Commerce, and the Montgomery County Medical Society, present a forum about how to solve the health care dilemma using community resources and free market principles.

Speakers and panel members include Ohio State Senator John Husted, Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley, Montgomery County Medical Society President-Elect Dr. Evangeline Andarsio, Greater Dayton Area Hospital President Brian Bucklew, Greater Dayton Chamber of Commerce Vice President Chris Kershner, and Insurance Specialist/FP Steve Lopez. Panel will be moderated by Dr. Deepak Kumar.

The discussion will be hosted by Bucks Braun and the introduction will be delivered by Consumer First Health Network-President Dr. Dave Westbrock.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
7:00 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM

WHERE: DAYTON CONVENTION CENTER
22 E. FIFTH STREET
DAYTON, OHIO

The proceedings will also be podcast on CPNlive.com. Take It Back, a community organization, is committed to supporting small business in the Dayton Metropolitan Region and Montgomery County. There will be time allotted for questions to the panel from the audience.

[1] I, fwiw, like a free market. But there are specific conditions needed for the oversimplistic "free market" mantra that gets tossed around in the US, and most of them aren't met. And then there's that whole "human principle" thing...