Healthcare

I’ve noticed many companies getting creative to generate new business and maintain their existing business.  The television industry is getting pretty good at this.  Take for example the episodes when Grey’s Anatomy characters appeared on Private Practice and visa versa, two weeks in row.  It gets you to watch both shows, two hours of fascinating TV, each week.  I’m sure the advertisers loved it.  

In President Obama’s weekly address a couple of weeks back regarding the benefits of the healthcare reform bill, he stated, “Insurance plans will be required to offer free preventive care to their customers – so that we can start catching preventable illnesses and diseases on the front end.” [Source: whitehouse.gov]

If I watch one more weight loss commercial, I just might sign up. I know I should not be surprised that the weight loss people are everywhere at the beginning of a calendar year. They’re on every TV channel, in every magazine, on every billboard, on Facebook and even on Twitter. I actually received a note in the mail with my name and age on it asking me “if now was the time to lose those extra pounds from the holidays.” How did they know?

It’s 351,993 words, and over 2,000 pages.  It affects over 300 million people and has been the center of controversy for decades.  It’s H.R.3962 - Affordable Health Care for America Act, or the Health Care Bill that is now being debated in the Senate.   So, 100 Senators will argue the pros and cons of this bill before it reaches the President to be made into law.  So how difficult can it be?  Well it’s over 2,000 pages written in legal jargon that requires a room full of lawyers along with lawmakers.  But the more challenging part will be the communication