| Is it Constitutional? An argument can be made | | | | insurance companies are not in favor, and feel |
| that a government health care system is | | | | they are competing against the government. |
| unconstitutional. The argument could be made | | | | President Obama feels that the insurance |
| under the "right to privacy" rulings that were a | | | | companies have said the government cannot run |
| cornerstone in such cases as Roe v. Wade. The | | | | anything efficiently and should not feel threatened. |
| details of the health care reform are still being | | | | Electronic Health Records: While there are many |
| worked out and are sure to be complex in their | | | | issues still up in the air, Electronic Health Records is |
| design. | | | | the one area where the direction has been |
| Insurance Reform: President Obama is speaking | | | | decided and the future is clear. The legislation has |
| about the creation of a National insurance | | | | been enacted and the money has been |
| program which will cover every American. The | | | | appropriated. The early adopters will be rewarded |
| governments view is that they will be able to | | | | by the government subsidizing the cost of |
| fund this new health care system by reallocating | | | | implementing the CCHIT certified electronic health |
| funds currently available and not being used | | | | record system into a doctor's practice. |
| efficiently. It is important to note that private | | | | |