"Well - 5 star insurance benefits only to those that can pay for it?"
Well - yes. The rich people get better food, time for exercise, even personal trainers. I would say those things are even more critical to health than health insurance, wouldn't you? They also are less stressed financially - which is good for your health.
Are you going to mandate that everyone have everything equal? Then who is going to pay for that?
Some of the ideas in the article above are quite good but the key principle we need to follow is that if the patients pay, they realize the cost, they will make better decisions and more competition will enable lower costs. The costs of cosmetic surgery have come down significantly over the last 20 years - why? Because people pay for it and doctors have figured out how to make more money by servicing a larger market who can't afford previous prices. Go to a walmart, cvs, or walgreen's clinic and see how cheaply you can many issues dealt with.
Government regulation has skewed the market and reforming the regulation is important - e.g. competition across state lines.
The last thing I would say is that health insurance should stay with the individual and not the employer. A large number of uninsured are in that state because they are temporarily unemployed.
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"Well - 5 star insurance benefits only to those that can pay for it?"
Well - yes. The rich people get better food, time for exercise, even personal trainers. I would say those things are even more critical to health than health insurance, wouldn't you? They also are less stressed financially - which is good for your health.
Are you going to mandate that everyone have everything equal? Then who is going to pay for that?
Some of the ideas in the article above are quite good but the key principle we need to follow is that if the patients pay, they realize the cost, they will make better decisions and more competition will enable lower costs. The costs of cosmetic surgery have come down significantly over the last 20 years - why? Because people pay for it and doctors have figured out how to make more money by servicing a larger market who can't afford previous prices. Go to a walmart, cvs, or walgreen's clinic and see how cheaply you can many issues dealt with.
Government regulation has skewed the market and reforming the regulation is important - e.g. competition across state lines.
The last thing I would say is that health insurance should stay with the individual and not the employer. A large number of uninsured are in that state because they are temporarily unemployed.
September 3, 2009 - 9:20amThis Comment
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