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Originally Posted By: Kruse
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
I want everyone to fall into the situation where they cannot afford "care" (non-emergency) just for enough time where they need it. Leverage whatever they've managed to eek out of life ...no problem there. Pay your way.
Well, if you want to lower the cost of health care dramatically, do away with insurance all together. Is this what you are saying?
You hear stories of the total doctor maternity bill in the '30s was about $25 dollars. Yea, infant mortality was higher and, of course, our life expectancy would fall also. Where do you draw the line? That question has about 1000 different answers.
I don't think I said that, but insurance is a prime reason for high medical costs. IF you're going to let true market forces prevail on a supply and demand basis, you have to eliminate the endless cash cow that insurance provides. Producers pay everything. EVERYTHING.
The medical community has some assumed flat or advancing level of immunity. No one can tell me that I can't slash the $$ figures in half and that those systems cannot function. Is the doctor half as intelligent? Is the machine half as functional? Does the $9.95 Tylenol less potent?
Most medical costs are filled with vapor "fluff". The people who say that the standards are necessary are also the recipients of the benefits of the standards.
You can set standard as high as you please if it makes you money and no one is there to stop you.
Imagine if I was of an association of oil changers. There is no DIY oil changers. I want checkered tile like the guy on Speed (I think) ..and I want 25 porters to clean the thing up after every oil change. I use an exclusive SAE/API/ILSAC/ACEA proprietary fluid that's been analyzed and certified as suitable for your vehicle UNDER STANDARDS THAT I SET.
Oh, yeah ..and I say that all oil changers ..that manage to make it through oil change school, deserve to make $250k/200k deferred income.
Now you won't object to a $1200 oil change will you? You can opt not to do it ..but ..pay me now ..or pay me later.
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
I want everyone to fall into the situation where they cannot afford "care" (non-emergency) just for enough time where they need it. Leverage whatever they've managed to eek out of life ...no problem there. Pay your way.
Well, if you want to lower the cost of health care dramatically, do away with insurance all together. Is this what you are saying?
You hear stories of the total doctor maternity bill in the '30s was about $25 dollars. Yea, infant mortality was higher and, of course, our life expectancy would fall also. Where do you draw the line? That question has about 1000 different answers.
I don't think I said that, but insurance is a prime reason for high medical costs. IF you're going to let true market forces prevail on a supply and demand basis, you have to eliminate the endless cash cow that insurance provides. Producers pay everything. EVERYTHING.
The medical community has some assumed flat or advancing level of immunity. No one can tell me that I can't slash the $$ figures in half and that those systems cannot function. Is the doctor half as intelligent? Is the machine half as functional? Does the $9.95 Tylenol less potent?
Most medical costs are filled with vapor "fluff". The people who say that the standards are necessary are also the recipients of the benefits of the standards.
You can set standard as high as you please if it makes you money and no one is there to stop you.
Imagine if I was of an association of oil changers. There is no DIY oil changers. I want checkered tile like the guy on Speed (I think) ..and I want 25 porters to clean the thing up after every oil change. I use an exclusive SAE/API/ILSAC/ACEA proprietary fluid that's been analyzed and certified as suitable for your vehicle UNDER STANDARDS THAT I SET.
Oh, yeah ..and I say that all oil changers ..that manage to make it through oil change school, deserve to make $250k/200k deferred income.
Now you won't object to a $1200 oil change will you? You can opt not to do it ..but ..pay me now ..or pay me later.