A TV commentator criticized that the plan of government to privatize hospitals is inimical to public health

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From bulatlat.com - privatization of govt hospitals to further marginalize the poor

From FB - 26 govt hospitals to be privatized

No to privatization - is this simply a way to preserve jobs and tenure?

Leo Obligar in his program Kanta ng Bayan criticized the government plan to privatize 39 public hospitals.  He cited this after noting that many young poor children are dying from cancer.   And where will this poor children get the resources to get cure.  Naturally they cant be treated for a song in private hospital.

One wonders if the consolidation of hospitals by the MVP group resulted in improvement of health care in the Philippines.  One thing for sure, this resulted in more expensive health care, albeit the delivery was better and more efficient.

But accessibility and affordability is becoming a big challenge


 

Many US hospitals rejecting insurers under the new US Health Care (Obamacare)

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From Newsmax

                                      

Many top rated hospitals are rejecting many insurers under the new Health Care (Obamacare plan) that kicks this October 2013.  Even govt hospitals, community hospitals are rejecting some of the insurers.  As a result, patients have to either:  fork out payments out of the pocket, drive to some community hospitals, way out who accept the insurers.

Some hospitals, like the John Hopkins, are required by state laws to accept all insurers

The rejection is on account of lower caps set by the insurers.  So there is a trade off between cost and quality. 

From Investors. Com - 9 major hospital network withdraw from ACO