Text 1198, 45 rader
Skriven 2004-08-10 23:22:39 av Ed Connell (1:379/1.6)
   Kommentar till text 1190 av John Hull (1:379/1.99)
Ärende: Re: President John Kerry !!
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Hey, John.

 LL>> Hello Steve,

 JH>>>> They restrict what tests get done, they tell doctors what they can
 JH>>>> and can't treat and get paid for, they tell patients what they
 JH>>>> will and won't cover, e

 VH>>>> And in single-payer systems, like that in England, the government
 VH>>>> tells doctors what they can and cannot do.  Again using England
 VH>>>> for an example, people over 55 can't get kidney dialysis.

 SA>>> That is an interesting claim. An estimated 21,150 new adult
 SA>>> patients in the UK were accepted for kidney dialysis between 1995
 SA>>> and 1999, and about 67% of these were aged 55 and above, as recorded
 SA>>> by Hansard.

 LL>> John and Vern prefer the HMO system, which tell doctors what they
 LL>> can and cannot do, what doctors can treat and get paid for, and
 LL>> tell patients what said HMO plan will and won't cover.  Patients also
 LL>> have no choice of doctors, given that HMO's dictate to patients what
 LL>> doctors to go to.

 JH> We do?  I don't know where in hell you got that idea, but that is NOT
 JH> what I prefer, nor Vern either as far as I know.  I want the government
 JH> completely and totally OUT OF the medical arena, and I want insurance
 JH> companies severely restricted in what they can and can't refuse to
 JH> cover, especially if its a legitimate doctor request.

It is my opinion that the free market should regulate health care, including
insurance.  HMO coverage is not insurance really.  It is health care, and
like any other service, one chooses on the basis of what is offered at what
price.  If one wants coverage of X, and X is not something that lots of
folks want, then one should be able to pay extra, the amount determined by
statistics, for that coverage.

Of course, to the extent that the government gets involved, the free market
takes a hike.  One reason I cast such a jaundiced eye toward government
regulation is that it is usual for the regulated to gain regulatory control
and then write the regulations in such a way as to cut out competitors that
would offer the customer a better deal.


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