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A Patriot’s view of the history and direction of our Country

amended to our Constitution, let us provide for a healthcare plan

that is similar to the Sixth Amendment. Here is a useful comparison:
1. Criminal – covers felony charges; and

Healthcare – covers traumatic, major medical and
catastrophic.

2. Criminal – covered by the states; and
Healthcare – covered by the states.

3. Criminal – fees are set by a state administrator; and
Healthcare – fees are set by a state administrator.

4. Criminal – providers opt to participate or not;
Healthcare – providers opt to participate or not.

5. Criminal – defendant must prove being indigent and private
option unavailable;

Healthcare – patient must prove being indigent and private
option unavailable.

How will the bureaucracy of any national healthcare plan be
managed when existing government agencies and programs,

including criminal defense and medical programs, are
administratively burdened and rife with waste? Time and time

again it has been proven that privatization is cost-effective. If a
patient or provider presently feels there are issues with private

insurance companies, and there are, what will the waste be under
government administration? What of the next round of taxes and

spending – will your healthcare be subjected to the politics of Social

Security, taxpayer funded public assistance and other government
programs? Of course. Private enterprise has long been proven to be
more efficient than government programs. Presently, one of the

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