A US National Health Care System? Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : A US National Health Care System?

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (12302)	12/14/2009 10:49:21 AM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) of 42652

That is a truly exceptional article. And what it says, in so many words, is "these guys don't know WTF they're doing". Not a clue. There IS no systematic approach to solving this problem. They know the numbers, I'm certain. How much we spend here and there, sure. But what's missing is a serious understanding of how the health care system works, and just as importantly, how health care finance works. I don't think they have any idea what all is involved. Nowhere was it more apparent than when Obama suggested that a surgeon might prefer an amputation to get the "$30,000, $40,000 or $50,000" in "immediate" reimbursement. While one could charge this off as just an error in speaking, it actually spoke volumes about just how little understand the president has of the way the system works. If he understood the issue, this thought would never have occurred to him for a microsecond. These guys are flying by the seat of their pants on 1/6 of the United States economy. Absolutely amazing.

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next