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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index
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To: Bank Holding Company who wrote (232717)12/11/2009 1:49:23 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favorRead Replies (3) of 306849
 
Completely wrong. Tort law is deeply ingrained in practices here compared with everywhere else in the world. Which is why nothing will get fixed (with respect to medical expenses/GDP) with what's being done now.

You're ultimately touting price controls, which have a very predictable effect. They will make care less available. While arguably that's needed in some types of practice (do we need more cosmetic surgeons? MRI machines? etc), it's not needed in ER availability or primary care. And those are the areas that will be impacted first and deepest.

Again, without a true single payor system, combined with widespread systemic changes, we'll continue to push jello around the plate. Howard Dean had that part right, why bother at all if you're not going to make a positive difference? The bill as proposed is the Dems version of flying onto the aircraft carrier and announcing "Mission Accomplished" to provide political cover for their mistakes. We've got rid of the public option and single payor, checkmate for the insurance companies. UNH, CI and AET are all trading at highs for the year, with a huge push since the "deal" was announced this week. Does that sound like they "lost"?
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