tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post7332312975634748852..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Confidence slowly returnsScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-80499560756011265412014-03-26T15:27:54.012-07:002014-03-26T15:27:54.012-07:00@ Bob
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Costs for the private healthcare system ...@ Bob<br />__<br /><br />Costs for the private healthcare system are rising faster than for Medicare, so to call Medicare inefficient is not factual on a relative basis. When you factor in the at-risk population it serves (old people get sick and die over time), that is truly a remarkable achievement.<br /><br />I would like to see one independent study that shows more abuse in Medicare than in Lawyer in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920739130504981369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-69368321771254165132014-03-26T00:49:48.781-07:002014-03-26T00:49:48.781-07:00"That means that buyers and sellers have to i..."That means that buyers and sellers have to interact and prices have to be there for all to see."<br /><br />Absolutely, that would be the best. Unfortunately it is unpractical and unachievable in current "human condition" reality. Perhaps it will be, decades or centuries from now with the right technology where people would get health care at home, for example.<br /><br />Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325498485905547125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-3930652939648559152014-03-25T22:43:30.700-07:002014-03-25T22:43:30.700-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-45730944321316359512014-03-25T19:07:41.878-07:002014-03-25T19:07:41.878-07:00Lawyer in NJ makes a classic socialist comment. Me...Lawyer in NJ makes a classic socialist comment. Medicare is fraught with abuse and inefficiency like all large government projects. Yes it does serve people but like SS it is a bit like killing a fly with a hammer. The fly is dead but the table is ruined and the hammer costs 10 times a fly swatter.<br /><br />To add to Scott's comment, tort reform is the key to unlock the non competitiveness Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190525712352815677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51832780020213011282014-03-25T12:00:40.285-07:002014-03-25T12:00:40.285-07:00The only way healthcare costs are going to come do...The only way healthcare costs are going to come down, while at the same time improving the overall effectiveness of healthcare services, is if true competition enters the market. That means that buyers and sellers have to interact and prices have to be there for all to see. Handing the whole thing over to Medicare would only aggravate the problem by creating just one buyer and mandated prices.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-64150994296175476882014-03-25T11:43:21.145-07:002014-03-25T11:43:21.145-07:00What we need is Medicare for All. It is the most c...What we need is Medicare for All. It is the most cost-effective healthcare insurer there is because it is the single largest provider of healthcare insurance. <br /><br />Harnessing this pricing power would lead to lower prices for healthcare, and in turn, lower premiums. <br /><br />And, there would be no middle men skimming significant profits off the top. <br /><br />Win. Win.Lawyer in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920739130504981369noreply@blogger.com