I'm not sure I agree. What if we took care of chronic conditions before they degenerated into something ugly and life-threatening? It might actually be cheaper than the current incredibly expensive system. Sure, the population is getting older, but this affects health care no more than say Social Security. In a related rant,why is it ok to give x billions to the auto industry, but it's socialism if we invest it in the nation's health?
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > like they aren't already though. But for anyone interested the notion of > > comparitive shopping does not work for a patient that would be paying out > > of > > pocket. Nor I think, does it work for insurance plans. I was recently > asked > > if I want Lovelace, Presbyterian or Molina. I have no clue -- I want > > whoever covers what I need covered. No way to determine this without > > slogging through multiple levels of a call center and I am not sure even > > that will work. And that's with more choices than I had before -- the > last > > time I changed insurance it went like this: employer had selescted BCBS, > > probably because there was something about it that *they* liked. OK so, > > with > > BCBS in this town you are a Lovelace patient. Period. Everyone else is an > > out of network provider. > > > > so.... loss of choice is a red herring in this debate imho. > > > > Ah, I see. I agree to a certain extent. Loss of choice is a real issue if > we > go to a single-payer system, but loss of choice is not the issue that is > going to bankrupt us - demographics are. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:301340 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
