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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: TimF who wrote (1786)	8/2/2007 11:21:25 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (4) of 42652

re: Many other systems that are cheaper than ours also allow private insurance, and profit for private insurance. I think your really looking at the wrong area if your looking for massive savings. Marketing costs wouldn't be eliminated (the government markets its programs as well). Government workers don't always have lower total compensation than the equivalent private workers, and when they do have significantly lower total compensation they also tend to be less productive. We would still allow private insurance... and some would probably have it for Rolls Royce service. Marketing costs would be greatly reduced. Think of all the departments in a typical health insurance company where the cost would be eliminated. Investor relations for one. Government workers almost always have lower compensation costs, and way lower of executives. I haven't seen any studies on government employee productivity and I suspect you are wrong. re: There would probably be less rationing than by the profit motivated insurance companies. ------------ I have a lot of doubt about that, but to the extent it was true it would act to increase costs. A lot more would go to routine preventive care which saves money in the long run.

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