| mrstickball said: Sucks that the hospitals are too stupid to realize how much cash they are losing. Interesting that George Bush's national cooridinator for HC technology....Bush mentioned a few times that this was a major drain on hospitals resources. I can only hope that some savy software providers work to create better software for the field...As I'm sure that the person that built the software will make a killing. Akuma, if external groups, such as insurance companies are advocating the introduction of more electronic medical records....Why does the government have to push this, then? Why can't the insurance companies, in all their wealth, negotiate better rates in return for investment into E-records? Do we even know how much the government would have to invest to get this done? Why can't the hospitals do it themselves? |
Why should the government cut taxes to stimulate investment? Why should the government invest in military technology? Why should the government offer grants to scientists to research diseases? Why should the government build roads? Why should the government offer financial aid to poor students?
I'll just be honest. Sometimes the market can be slow, lazy, and resistant to change, just like people can be. Insurance companies are passing along the higher costs to the consumer because they have too much favorable legislation passed for them that allows them to unfairly manipulate the market (although even this is coming back and biting them in the ass now since so many people are dropping their coverage).
When something benefits both the public and private sector, I don't see the problem with government giving a little bit of a push. I see you frequently advocate the government boosting the economy by cutting taxes very frequently by targeting certain tax rates. The difference is minimal between this situation and that one.
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