With our current system, it sure does make sense to me! There is very little money, and interest, in anything "prevention related", since we are a society that cares about the right here and right now.
Unfortunately, health insurance companies are no different. If women are using more services now, then they are costing more. That seems to be where the story ends. Since men are more reluctant to go to the doctor, and as a result, may not prevent some conditions that end up costing more to treat...then those extra costs will just be passed down to the insurance carriers who are using more services in the first place: women!
I wish someone would fix this ridiculous cycle. It is well documented (and common sense tells us) that treatment costs more than prevention...but that doesn't win elections, I guess.
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With our current system, it sure does make sense to me! There is very little money, and interest, in anything "prevention related", since we are a society that cares about the right here and right now.
Unfortunately, health insurance companies are no different. If women are using more services now, then they are costing more. That seems to be where the story ends. Since men are more reluctant to go to the doctor, and as a result, may not prevent some conditions that end up costing more to treat...then those extra costs will just be passed down to the insurance carriers who are using more services in the first place: women!
I wish someone would fix this ridiculous cycle. It is well documented (and common sense tells us) that treatment costs more than prevention...but that doesn't win elections, I guess.
October 30, 2008 - 12:45pmThis Comment
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