Libertarian Nurses View on Core Measures

[bluelion]

I am wondering if there exists any opposition to core measure standards and what Libertarian Nurses think? I have been a nurse for several years and I am currently a core measure abstractor. There are huge manuals that guide what we do and they site studies at the end of them. I am starting to lean politically Libertarian after years of believing health care has been ruined by the private sector and that there needs to be more private sector control over it. After 20+ years in the biz I've come to see that medicine is the most heavily regulated industry along with banking, and things have just gotten worse. Even the studies from these manuals that I have been able to trace funding back to either are directly done by the govt or directly funded by the govt. I come to also realize we haven't had a free market in health care in decades. I am not completely against many of the core measure standards, but Ive seen too many cookie cutter scenarios that seem too punitive. Through my lens, we have govt trying to solve problems that are main caused by govt involvement.

[1edwood79]

I agree. I'm not placing the blame on Obama. The ACA is just the icing on the cake. You can't tell me you haven't noticed an acceleration in the process. Small hospitals and even large clinics are being snatched up left and right. Doctors who own their own practices are becoming a rare breed.

[elkpark]

I agree. I'm not placing the blame on Obama. The ACA is just the icing on the cake. You can't tell me you haven't noticed an acceleration in the process. Small hospitals and even large clinics are being snatched up left and right. Doctors who own their own practices are becoming a rare breed.

Obviously, I can't speak for the whole country, and I'm sure there's a lot of variation in different areas. But, no, I haven't seen an increase or acceleration in the process recently in the two areas I've lived in recent years.

[toomuchbaloney]

The new system is less responsive, less innovative, more intrusive, and more expensive.

Please clarify.