Comments on: Government-run healthcare not justified by NPR report http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45 Finding serenity in every-day life Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:43:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jhodapp http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-156 jhodapp Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:00:09 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45#comment-156 I completely agree with Steve, obviously. Anybody else reading this blog that would care to weigh in on the conversation? I completely agree with Steve, obviously. Anybody else reading this blog that would care to weigh in on the conversation?

]]> By: Steve http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-155 Steve Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:30:11 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45#comment-155 Buehler? Buehler? Buehler? Buehler?

]]> By: Steve http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-154 Steve Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:44:06 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45#comment-154 You can sue your insurance company or switch to competitor (employer if it's a group policy) under our private system. You will not be able to sue or switch to competitor (there won't be any) if the government runs health care. Look at the recent VA medical scandals. Your point about rationing is right. Another point might be that lets actually try a free market system. The health care system we have is realyy as much socialist as free market. States limit who may own and how many hospital beds there are. State licensing of doctors artificially restricts the number of doctors. States require a full physician's medical license for the most primary of primary care, which could be done much cheaper by someone with a 4-year degree. Out from under all the various special interest group, the government could establish the rules and requirements of a free market in medical care, medical insurance, pharmaceutical development, malpractice lawsuits. Many doctors do not accept new Medicare or Medicaid patients because reimbursements do not cover their costs. A single payer system will basically be Medicare and Medicaid extended to the entire medical insurance market. One definition of insanity is expecting a different result from the same actions. You can sue your insurance company or switch to competitor (employer if it’s a group policy) under our private system. You will not be able to sue or switch to competitor (there won’t be any) if the government runs health care. Look at the recent VA medical scandals.

Your point about rationing is right.

Another point might be that lets actually try a free market system. The health care system we have is realyy as much socialist as free market.

States limit who may own and how many hospital beds there are.

State licensing of doctors artificially restricts the number of doctors.

States require a full physician’s medical license for the most primary of primary care, which could be done much cheaper by someone with a 4-year degree.

Out from under all the various special interest group, the government could establish the rules and requirements of a free market in medical care, medical insurance, pharmaceutical development, malpractice lawsuits.

Many doctors do not accept new Medicare or Medicaid patients because reimbursements do not cover their costs. A single payer system will basically be Medicare and Medicaid extended to the entire medical insurance market. One definition of insanity is expecting a different result from the same actions.

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