Comments for declassified http://owl90.wordpress.com politics sports law life god Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:17:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Fixing Healthcare? Cure Congressional Constipation by owl90 http://owl90.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/fixing-heathcare-term-limits/#comment-49 owl90 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:17:32 +0000 http://owl90.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-49 Does that just address a symptom or does it address a cause? The factors that drive up the cost in the US are numerous. Everything from the FDA approval process to meritless malpractice suits. One of the biggest problems is that we have a legacy insurance system to deal with a state-of-the-art industry. It's like running the space shuttle with 1990 PC's. Someone's got to get in there and make some pretty big and expensive changes. Is the problem too big to change? Does that just address a symptom or does it address a cause? The factors that drive up the cost in the US are numerous. Everything from the FDA approval process to meritless malpractice suits. One of the biggest problems is that we have a legacy insurance system to deal with a state-of-the-art industry. It’s like running the space shuttle with 1990 PC’s. Someone’s got to get in there and make some pretty big and expensive changes. Is the problem too big to change?

]]> Comment on Fixing Healthcare? Cure Congressional Constipation by BC http://owl90.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/fixing-heathcare-term-limits/#comment-48 BC Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:43:35 +0000 http://owl90.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-48 There are different ways to approach the health care problem. One way to help the process is for the govt to give tax breaks to providers that charge less for an average visit. Companies that own the whole value chain such as Kaiser in CA have been able to contain costs far better than other providers that don't own the whole value chain. It'll take some backbone but if all the developed nations can contain the costs of healthcare, then we can too. Having a well articulated plan offered as a referendum (eg. Switzerland) might be one way to put the issue directly in the hands of voters. There are different ways to approach the health care problem. One way to help the process is for the govt to give tax breaks to providers that charge less for an average visit. Companies that own the whole value chain such as Kaiser in CA have been able to contain costs far better than other providers that don’t own the whole value chain.

It’ll take some backbone but if all the developed nations can contain the costs of healthcare, then we can too. Having a well articulated plan offered as a referendum (eg. Switzerland) might be one way to put the issue directly in the hands of voters.

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