So since we do talk about Des Moines and Iowa a lot since DMU is there I figured we could have a nice discussion about the caucus.
I experienced my first caucus tonight where Rudy won by a landslide, but I guess the rest of the state didn't agree.
What does everyone think??
Discuss. 🙂
This was posted by PM News January 3 edition
The Need For Podiatric Care Cited By Both Iowa Front-Runners
Podiatry? Yes, podiatry. On this evening in Perry, Iowa, the presidential candidate is passionate about the issue, and connecting with the audience. The topic is the perverse incentives of a health-care system that pays for intervention instead of prevention. Why, the candidate asks, do insurance companies pay for an expensive operation to amputate the foot of a diabetic, but won't reimburse for cheaper preventive visits to a podiatrist that could make surgery unnecessary?
That's Hillary Clinton, right? Yes, but Republican Mike Huckabee also routinely tells this podiatry story to make the exact same point. John Edwards, Barack Obama and the other Democratic candidates are also talking about the backward economics of the health-care industry. Check back in a couple of years and it's a good bet more insurance companies will be reimbursing your local foot doctor for treating diabetics, and the number of amputations may even decrease. That will be a sign that a major transformation of the health-care system toward prevention is underway, courtesy of our much-maligned presidential campaigns.
Source: Jonathan Alter, Newsweek [12/31/07]
