being considered by the congress as the various committees are writing -- right in healthcare reform legislation. -- committees are rising health care reform legislation. the important thing is to realize that there is definitely some ways to the system. there definitely has to be an effort to bring everybody into the system. they're definitely have to be after it's taken toward providing more prevention -- efforts taken toward providing more prevention for chronic illnesses. all of these things are being considered right now. i do not know if the specific scenario that you laid out willises are going to be considered. but there is no question that the system has to be more equitable. it has to bring down costard it has to ensure that people who are not getting access -- bring down costs. it has to ensure that people are not getting access to the system received that. host: here is a tweed from joe.

guest: there are many proposals out there. we certainly are looking at the hospital industry and the hospital industry is looking at itself to see how it can be more efficient to, for example, cut down villa america -- readmission rates. something like 100,000 americans are injured every year in medical errors that did not have to take place. hospitals are well aware that they want to bring down the rate of readmission some that are often caused by things that happen in the hospital, such as infections, that could be prevented. hospitals are taking steps themselves and will be a very important part of health reform to make sure that the care that you get at the hospital is good care, quality care, and makes sense. you know, treat all patients. not aspirin by bede, but treatable patient. from procedures beginning and

hospital, to aftercare. there are many reform ideas. one of the ideas for doctors making decisions is to give doctors the tools to make the right decision about the right kind of treatment that the earlier caller was talking about, you know, why does a doctor doing the don teague of treatment that may not be the best treatment -- why does a doctor do a modality of treatment that may not be best for the treatment? we want to do what is the best quality of care for the patient. host: in our final minute, can you walk us through what you think the time line