Gnizmo on 20 September 2008
Your system seems remarkably similar to the current situation. The ones with the greatest need would be charged the most and be less likely to be able to pay. The only difference is they wouldn't be able to get emergency services and would die at a greater rate. So long as a hospital is operating for profit then they will have to charge the patients that are worst off the most. So long as the worst illnesses cause tremendous physical disability then those in the greatest need will be the least capable of playing.
If we really want to chop out a lot of the cost of health care we should just copy Canada's system. I won't say it is great, but it is a hell of a lot cheaper per person than what we currently have.
