122. House Bill 3962 – Part 5

Last section in the IMMEDIATE REFORMS section is Administration simplification. Hah! All but simplification. Maybe if everybody conforms to standards, regulations, electronic records, electronic payments, websites, additional informational packages, etc., then, some remote day in the future when we forget the cost of all this additional effort in a short period, thing will be more simple. But, most of this is already driven from technology and would happen anyway. I see only the standardization of forms, bills, etc. to be our benefit. The cost will be more government bureaucracy to build and administer this, plus huge changes to private insurers. Oh-oh, there goes the premiums up some more. What happened to the original goal - affordable health care? I'm a believer in computer technology and its benefits. The future will be benefit with or without the standardization. Grade this one a "C".