Comments on: Backward on Health Care http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/2009/07/07/backward-on-health-care/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:04:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DONTREADONME http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/2009/07/07/backward-on-health-care/#comment-444 DONTREADONME Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:28:31 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/?p=254#comment-444 what GregInFla said. good addition to the diaries content -nt what GregInFla said. good addition to the diaries content -nt

]]> By: GregInFla http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/2009/07/07/backward-on-health-care/#comment-443 GregInFla Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:22:11 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/?p=254#comment-443 $200,000 premium, 200 work hours... $100/office hour just to pay for malpractice insurance. And that could be for a family GP. People are suing dentists for not replacing a filling that later caused problems. There has to be a better way. I agree with Rush on this one. Once insurance covered simple doctor office visits, the game was lost. Insurance is supposed to cover those big occurrences that are not expected to happen. You know, like car accidents, cancer treatment, etc., not to cover massages, simple antibiotics, GP office visits, eyeglasses, teeth cleaning, or simple composite fillings. "If you think it's expensive now, wait til it's free." $200,000 premium, 200 work hours… $100/office hour just to pay for malpractice insurance. And that could be for a family GP. People are suing dentists for not replacing a filling that later caused problems. There has to be a better way.

I agree with Rush on this one. Once insurance covered simple doctor office visits, the game was lost. Insurance is supposed to cover those big occurrences that are not expected to happen. You know, like car accidents, cancer treatment, etc., not to cover massages, simple antibiotics, GP office visits, eyeglasses, teeth cleaning, or simple composite fillings.

“If you think it’s expensive now, wait til it’s free.”

]]> By: bk http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/2009/07/07/backward-on-health-care/#comment-441 bk Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:09:26 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/?p=254#comment-441 - The various direct and indirect costs of dealing with trial lawyers. - Huge amounts spend on care of illegals. How many women come across the border to have anchor babies and are on their way to endless thousands of dollars of "free" health care? - We subsidize drug development costs for much of the rest of the world. I'm sure there are several others that could be added. - The various direct and indirect costs of dealing with trial lawyers.
- Huge amounts spend on care of illegals. How many women come across the border to have anchor babies and are on their way to endless thousands of dollars of “free” health care?
- We subsidize drug development costs for much of the rest of the world.

I’m sure there are several others that could be added.

]]> By: Richard Mullins http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/2009/07/07/backward-on-health-care/#comment-440 Richard Mullins Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:05:47 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/?p=254#comment-440 Physicians needing to order tests that they don't need simply to no get sued. Their is also the problem of spending a large some for Malpractice insurance. If you place that along with a lot of other details,you sort of come up with a good defense against this. Physicians needing to order tests that they don’t need simply to no get sued. Their is also the problem of spending a large some for Malpractice insurance. If you place that along with a lot of other details,you sort of come up with a good defense against this.

]]> By: rmullins http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/2009/07/07/backward-on-health-care/#comment-439 rmullins Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/?p=254#comment-439 But the money angle is only a bit of it, they problem is that it's not made personal or applicable. At this rate, it will simply die for now, only to return at a later time. Since I've finally found a place for thoughts(not here), I decided to put my brain to work and type up something. http://rpmullins.wordpress.com Yes,I've created a wordpress account and I believe I'll use it. But the money angle is only a bit of it, they problem is that it’s not made personal or applicable. At this rate, it will simply die for now, only to return at a later time. Since I’ve finally found a place for thoughts(not here), I decided to put my brain to work and type up something.

http://rpmullins.wordpress.com

Yes,I’ve created a wordpress account and I believe I’ll use it.

]]> By: DONTREADONME http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/2009/07/07/backward-on-health-care/#comment-438 DONTREADONME Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:51:31 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/kowalski/?p=254#comment-438 I agree 100% with you on this, one addition is that we are talking about expanding coverage but we are not addressing the underlying problems. Medical Malpractice and the "my doctor made a mistake lottery" are causing the costs of doctors who are good at what they do to have to charge amounts comeasurate with the increase in medical liability insurance. I agree 100% with you on this, one addition is that we are talking about expanding coverage but we are not addressing the underlying problems. Medical Malpractice and the “my doctor made a mistake lottery” are causing the costs of doctors who are good at what they do to have to charge amounts comeasurate with the increase in medical liability insurance.

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