hmm -- the secretary of health and human services said on NPR this morning that at least part of the core problem is that insurance companies spend up to 30% of premiums on administrative costs.
Comment? On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Gruss Gott<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dana wrote: >> equipment is not going to make the hospitals not buy it, In fact, if >> the costs have to be amortized over fewer patients, the cost of using >> it might go UP. >> > > Airplanes cost hundreds of millions. Pilots have YEARS of training, > and train yearly in multi-million dollars simulators, and earn 6 > figure salaries. All day long it takes at least 2, but usually more > of these crew. > > The aircraft are routinely (daily) serviced by multiple crews and > teams supported by, in the case of say a 747, millions of pages of > documentation all meticulously maintained and logged by teams of > staff. > > A flight from LA to NY pre-deregulation cost about $1500 adjusted for > inflation. Now it costs ~$500. And that's including the HUGE > variable of fuel price. > > But, hey, look at it this way: what's the alternative? > > As I've said, the core problem is that providers charge more than > patients can afford, and changing who pays the bills won't stop that. > > The only way I know to bring down costs in a way that works for > consumers is using the market. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298530 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
