Health care plan creates confusion

Randy Becker, Las Vegas

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009 | 2:04 a.m.

I have to admit it, I’m confused. Are President Barack Obama and company talking about health care reform or health care insurance reform?

They really are two different things, yet they have been used interchangeably by this administration. Health care is care provided by doctors and other health care professionals. Health care insurance is what I pay to a company to help me pay for medical care.

Which one is the government trying to control? Does Obama really know?

While I’m at it, how will the government’s spending money on reform save money and reduce the deficit? Politicians keep saying they will reduce the deficit by enacting their health care spending plan but they will be spending money, not saving money. See my confusion?

I realize getting straight answers from Washington is hard but perhaps it’s time.