I guess I'm not really up to speed enough on the health care system to say too much about it. Our NHS though I can say without fearof any contradiction at all is a case of 'Too many cheifs not enough Indians', the amount of middle management is uneacacery and drains money.
On 4 Sep, 13:54, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess what I am saying is that in regard to the price of health > care, I know the US can do a much better job and determining what is > necessary and stopping the inordinate use of medical tests as a > business that so many doctors and hospitals now employ in order to > make money. We all pay the price constant testing and over > prescribing of medication as a medical model here in the US. > > On Sep 4, 8:38 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Yes we do, and water rates and VAT and road tax, and PAYE, and council > > tax, and congestion charge and numerous other taxes. > > > On 4 Sep, 13:31, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I suppose you are right, we can't put a price on human life. But we > > > all pay a price for healthcare, and that price is always quite high. > > > Even for people who have no insurance, they pay the price in inability > > > to secure employment that supplies it, > > > > On Sep 4, 5:51 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > I have just read through this article and you are right it is > > > > chillingly frightening. > > > > > This bit here is an outright lie: > > > > > 'Dr. Emanuel concedes that his plan appears to discriminate against > > > > older people, but he explains: "Unlike allocation by sex or race, > > > > allocation by age is not invidious discrimination. . . . Treating 65 > > > > year olds differently because of stereotypes or falsehoods would be > > > > ageist; treating them differently because they have already had more > > > > life-years is not.' > > > > > Treating anybody differantly based on age IS discrimination based up > > > > on age, not matter how one dresses the logic up. > > > > > The whole story sums up nicely that at least this bloke belives it IS > > > > acceptible to put a price on human life, that I would call dispicable. > > > > > On 4 Sep, 07:38, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > This is a very interesting article. I'm not suggesting we'll end up > > > > > with something like this but it certainly makes for chilling reading. > > > > > One major problem with current doctors(according to Dr. Emanuel) is > > > > > the Hippocratic Oath. It's all very coldly logical and would be very > > > > > effective in reducing costs I believe. If I got to keep the > > > > > sweetheart health care our law makers get I'd probably vote for it > > > > > myself. > > > > > >http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020370660457437446328009... > > > > > > How 'bout you? > > > > > > dj- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
