TheRealMafoo on 08 September 2009
| Rath said: No its a healthcare system problem. Its not a problem with the actual healthcare - its a problem with the overall distribution and cost of that healthcare. The US healthcare system is highly inefficient, and does not reach a significant portion of the population. As such it falls short of most other western nations by most measures in which healthcare is measured. Also while I agree the US government has always seemed to me to be a bit of a disaster I don't see how they could possibly run a less efficient healthcare system than the private sector in the USA. It would take some doing. |
Then reform the healthcare system (what I am for). Taking it away from them to give to the Federal Government in hopes that it becomes more efficient, is lunacy.
Here are a few things that can be done with ease:
- Never let a business buy medical insurance for an individual. Require the individual to buy their own plan. If the business wants cover a portion of the cost of the plan, raise their salary. This would make sure that the plan follows the individual, and it would make it cost a lot less for people under employed to buy insurance.
- Sell care like the auto industry. In the auto industry, they post there hourly costs, and there is a standard book that tells you how many hours something takes. If you want your alternator changes, and the posted hours cost is $120, and the book says it takes 1 hour to change an alternator, they charge you $120. If it takes then 15 minutes, or 3 hours, they charge you $120. The same can be done with medical care.
- Sell insurance like they sell car insurance. If you get sick or injured, submit a claim. If in that “book” it says it takes 7 hours to perform whatever procedure you need, and the average rate to pay is $300 an hour for it, your insurance cuts you a check for $2,100, and you take that to whomever you want for the procedure.
Some form if this technique would work. It already does in other industries.
