I would argue that for Dr. Bob, healthcare is much more widgetine than it is for the gracious host of this bloggersite. I doubt any third party payers are interested in forking over the $15,000+ charge for a microsurgical vasectomy reversal. (note to self, once again I am in the wrong business)
State legislatures need to rollback the mandates that increase the cost of getting a policy. I should be able to purchase high deductable coverage for catastrophes and pay cash for routine care. Non-urgent concerns can be shopped, and I won't waste my time at a "gatekeepers" office when I need to see a specialist. My policy will cost much less if I am free to choose the coverages I need, not have them forced upon me by my over-zealous government.
Of course, I could go on and on for days on this topic....
I think that Dr. Bob does make the argument that the delivery of healthcare in the U.S. is so byzantine that simple supply and demand models don't apply.
I would be interested to learn more about the "mandates introduced by state legislatures that increase the cost of getting a policy."
I would argue that for Dr. Bob, healthcare is much more widgetine than it is for the gracious host of this bloggersite. I doubt any third party payers are interested in forking over the $15,000+ charge for a microsurgical vasectomy reversal. (note to self, once again I am in the wrong business)
ReplyDeleteState legislatures need to rollback the mandates that increase the cost of getting a policy. I should be able to purchase high deductable coverage for catastrophes and pay cash for routine care. Non-urgent concerns can be shopped, and I won't waste my time at a "gatekeepers" office when I need to see a specialist. My policy will cost much less if I am free to choose the coverages I need, not have them forced upon me by my over-zealous government.
Of course, I could go on and on for days on this topic....
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Thanks for the link to this interesting website...
ReplyDeleteI think that Dr. Bob does make the argument that the delivery of healthcare in the U.S. is so byzantine that simple supply and demand models don't apply.
ReplyDeleteI would be interested to learn more about the "mandates introduced by state legislatures that increase the cost of getting a policy."