tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post3002266286299314136..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Weekend must-read (2)Scott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-23845555776061256052012-09-25T10:57:43.620-07:002012-09-25T10:57:43.620-07:00The article and Scotts response to comments allude...The article and Scotts response to comments allude to the problem. But it isn’t stated outright and the commenters so far miss the point.<br /><br />The problem is that health care costs are too high. They will remain high and go higher as long as individuals can get someone else to pay for their health care. This means companies and unions may not provide insurance.<br /><br />Additionally, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-44754293131378306632012-09-24T18:44:18.053-07:002012-09-24T18:44:18.053-07:00The fallacy in letting people 'shop and buy me...The fallacy in letting people 'shop and buy medical' care is that there are not enough opportunities for people to learn how to do it. <br /><br />I'm not talking about buying aspirin. We all have plenty of opportunities to buy aspirin. And we know what it is and what it is 'worth' to us. That does not explain why people will pay 2x for Bayer/Name brand aspirin vs. generic, bt1138https://www.blogger.com/profile/12843326237379459791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-86941960100843744092012-09-24T00:58:33.805-07:002012-09-24T00:58:33.805-07:00NormanB: yes, of courseNormanB: yes, of courseScott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-24300867262428105652012-09-23T22:12:19.590-07:002012-09-23T22:12:19.590-07:00William and Scott: Can you agree that if we had a ...William and Scott: Can you agree that if we had a system where each person decides for him/herself what medical care solutions he/she will pay for then the maximum efficiency will eventually be reached? Will this then reduce whoever's mumbo-jumbo we say now exists into noise?NormanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986709079442388236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17391763741166038312012-09-23T19:35:08.590-07:002012-09-23T19:35:08.590-07:00Here's some mumbo jumbo for you to translate i...Here's some mumbo jumbo for you to translate in terms of the capitalist, free market system that you admire: <br /><br />"As the biomedical revolution took off," Mr. Michelson says, "<b>there should have been a counterbalance of somebody</b> taking the position of the general contractor, the manager, and investing in the systems, the technologies and the processes to keep up.&Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75455606366867547332012-09-23T18:31:18.376-07:002012-09-23T18:31:18.376-07:00William: if the article had said there is "no...William: if the article had said there is "no easily available and meaningful information..." then your dismissal of its import would be incorrect.<br /><br />The man's business is obviously providing value to his customers, and that value comes from extracting meaningful information from the market that is not easily or readily available to the average person. Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-79041266167147894302012-09-23T16:17:40.916-07:002012-09-23T16:17:40.916-07:00As a physician concerned about these issues and wh...As a physician concerned about these issues and who shares articles about quality of care and best practices with like mined physician friends, I thought it was NOT a good article and mostly PR by a skilled salesman for the benefit of his private firm.<br /><br />Just an example, you quote him correctly as saying "Right now, there is "no meaningful information about the quality of care,Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-19688749920538020402012-09-23T12:00:13.314-07:002012-09-23T12:00:13.314-07:00My approach: Government (ie, the whole population...My approach: Government (ie, the whole population) gives stipends to people to buy insurance. They set up Health Care Savings Accounts with a catastropic adjunct. People will then shop around for health care because they will pocket whatever savings they can wrangle out of the system.<br /><br />What would have to be figured out is unravelling the tax deductions from health expenses either thatNormanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986709079442388236noreply@blogger.com