Who is this Dr. Ron Paul, former physician turned politician? What does he think about health care and insurance in the United States?
Ron Paul attended Duke University School of Medicine and later tended to ears, noses, and throats of military pilots in South Korea, Iran, Ethiopia, and Turkey during the Vietnam War. Ron Paul never sent anytime in Vietnam during the war. After his residency at the University of Pittsburgh, he switched to OB/GYN and delievered 4,00 babies in Surfside Beach, TX.
Later, Ron Paul worked in Brazoria County and delivered from 40 to 50 babies a month. His practice refused Medicare and Medicaid payments, and Paul instead worked pro bono, arranged discounted or with custom payment plans for patients in need.
With this background, it is important to ask, “what is Ron Paul’s stance on healthcare?” The answer is Ron Paul does not want universal healthcare, no government management at all. He would rather have the decisions given to the doctors, not HMO’s, big drug companies, and government officials.
By letting the doctors call the shots would give them the freedom to collectively negotiate with insurance companies to supposedly lower the cost of medical care. Ron Paul advocates for reforming licensing requirements to allow nurses and doctors to perform more basic functions, increasing access to care and lowering costs.
