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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: skinowski who wrote (11924)11/27/2009 12:03:10 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
As data evolves, recommendations change, as they should. What I do not understand is why such issues must be decided by Washington.

They are only decided by Washington to the extent that

1) they are an insurance payer, and

2) they choose to have a role in offering health advice.

Re the former, I don't see anything to be done about that. The best we can hope for is to avoid having Washington as our only payer.

Re the latter, "the people" clamor for guidelines. They want McD to stop frying potatoes in beef tallow and to know whether their doctor is screwing them when he won't authorize some medical procedure they've heard about. "The people" love experts and they trust the government to identify the most expert. Given that this information is way too heavy for individuals to learn, where else to get advice. For free, even. Then "the people" feel bad for those who don't get the benefit of this most expert of advice so they want to regulate their providers to insure that they follow best practices. Seems to me that's all very human and understandable. We want security and safety. If that's what we want, I don't know of any better place to get it cheaply and easily. The main problem I see with this role is that they aren't very good at it. We don't get the best advice because they're not smart enough and because they can be bought.
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