Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Crazy Rich writes

Should hospital/doctor prices be listed (menu style) when a patient walks in the door? What’s wrong with me shopping for the best price to have my tonsils removed?

The U.S spends twice the amount of other countries for significantly less care…got any answers?

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Yes, Rich that would be a good idea, but unfortunately, due to government involvement and government regulation you can't. Most pricing is set by Medicare. As I have said time and again, the only way to reform health care is to re-involve patients in the cost of health care. It would fix the problem instantly by reducing cost and consumption.

And I laugh as the left trots out pharmacy expenses to show consumer involvement does not work, believing I guess, that the laws of economics can be rescinded.

Lastly, Crazy Rich, this is not what the left is proposing, in fact just the opposite. They want to determine prices and pay for services. Welcome to the conservative movement Crazy Rich, you little tea bagger you!

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