tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post273965628616560355..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Thoughts on ObamacareScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-86170243177637612962009-06-09T12:54:59.210-07:002009-06-09T12:54:59.210-07:00Matthew Peter: see my post this morning (No shorta...Matthew Peter: see my post this morning (No shortage of money) for an answer to your question.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-66318599948655333812009-06-09T11:37:08.942-07:002009-06-09T11:37:08.942-07:00Brian: Thanks, now spread the word so we can stop ...Brian: Thanks, now spread the word so we can stop this healthcare disaster before it gets worse.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-57507329869473414342009-06-09T11:12:58.349-07:002009-06-09T11:12:58.349-07:00Brilliant synopsis Scott...thank you.Brilliant synopsis Scott...thank you.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869071526968957308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-9700238937219075782009-06-09T08:30:22.383-07:002009-06-09T08:30:22.383-07:00Donny. Frightening and interesting!
Mathew. Trust...Donny. Frightening and interesting!<br /><br />Mathew. Trust your instincts and dig into the network around you to answer that question. Credit for the majority of America is not expanding and if it is, it is taking longer, at higher rates, and requiring a higher credit score to access it. This is not a bad thing, but it is not the expansion of credit some would have you believe. <br /><br />Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-38973696764603389892009-06-09T07:34:30.213-07:002009-06-09T07:34:30.213-07:00Donny,
Good suggestion on paying 1/3, offering 1/...Donny,<br /><br />Good suggestion on paying 1/3, offering 1/3. I'll have to give that a try and let the next guy subsidize me!Cabodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299113185481067179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-71330350387543662822009-06-09T07:04:28.436-07:002009-06-09T07:04:28.436-07:00Scott,
Appreciate all your work. I have a questi...Scott,<br /><br /> Appreciate all your work. I have a question that I hope you can resolve in one of your future posts (unrelated to Obamacare). In several previous posts you have shown graphs that indicate Consumer Loans have actually increased (or at least held fairly steady) during the recent credit crisis. I was wondering if you have seen James Kwak's recent post over at von Miseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976747088139028291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28599736923299876252009-06-09T03:20:39.670-07:002009-06-09T03:20:39.670-07:00Resistance is futile ..... You will be assimilated...Resistance is futile ..... You will be assimilated.bob wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546025277161775062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-82004291681580950632009-06-08T19:22:16.306-07:002009-06-08T19:22:16.306-07:00Cabodog-
Then what you need to do is what I do. P...Cabodog-<br />Then what you need to do is what I do. Pay 1/3 of your bill promptly, let the rest go 90 days and when they call you tell them you'll pay another 1/3 immediately if they write-off the final 1/3. They will take it in a heartbeat and you've got your son's stitches for a 33% discount. Cynical, yes, but that is the landscape that our current system has setup so might as Donny Baseballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040288585224426073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-8572806784414948592009-06-08T18:34:16.377-07:002009-06-08T18:34:16.377-07:00Exactly. We could radically transform—and greatly ...Exactly. We could radically transform—and greatly improve—healthcare with one simple change: either let everyone deduct the cost of healthcare insurance, or no one. That would eliminate the third-party-pays problem, since businesses would probably want to get out of the business of supplying healthcare, and consumers would have an incentive to shop around for the policy that best suits their Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50724043972258412992009-06-08T13:57:32.226-07:002009-06-08T13:57:32.226-07:00The only problem with the current system is that t...The only problem with the current system is that there is no competition. With insurance in place, no one cares about the total cost, just what their out-of-pocket will be.<br /><br />In-store medical clinics have a chance of introducing competition into the chain, but only for minor ailments.Cabodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299113185481067179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-54445626795794082432009-06-08T13:11:00.201-07:002009-06-08T13:11:00.201-07:00Good point. Kind of makes you wonder exactly how e...Good point. Kind of makes you wonder exactly how everything is going to be fixed by expanding on the system we already have.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51361159040208423042009-06-08T13:02:02.288-07:002009-06-08T13:02:02.288-07:00One way or another (ie, insurance premiums or payi...One way or another (ie, insurance premiums or paying your healthcare bills), we already have socialized medicine.<br /><br />My son had stitches and the bill was $2300 (he had anesthesia). I asked the billing office why it was so much for a one hour procedure and the gal replied "because we have so many non-paying patients."<br /><br />I pay my insurance premiums so that the "Cabodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299113185481067179noreply@blogger.com