Future of Health Care Reform in U.S., by Glen Hiemstra, Futurist & Speaker

by on 27/08/09 at 7:00 pm |  

Yesterday marked the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. This event turned my attention even more to the subject of health care reform in the United States. Early in the year, responding to Time Magazine, I suggested that health care reform was a fundamental innovation to help move us beyond the recession. I have little doubt that is true.

So, in a longer-than-blog-length article, I outline my experience and prediction regarding health care reform in the U.S. My prediction?

Prediction:
Health care reform with all four of the features I list will pass the House and the Senate. The House version will have a stronge public option, the Senate version a weaker one. The President will be forced to indicate his preference and he will side with a stronger public option, which will come out of conference committee. The house will pass it in a party line vote, the Senate will pass it in a near party line vote after parliamentary maneuvers allow a majority rather than a super majority vote. It may take until November but more likely will be done sooner.

This is almost inevitable, virtually guaranteed, no matter what you read or see in the press on a given day.

To understand why I believe this prediction is also a preferred future, check out this article at futurist.com.

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