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Politics : Mainstream Politics and Economics
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To: TimF who wrote (9619)2/17/2012 6:22:45 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water  Read Replies (2) of 85487
 
One of the problems I foresee with a government run universal system, and this is a problem with Medicare, is that there is not the same urge to hold down both medical costs and overhead as in the private sector which needs to stay in the black brings to the table.

I'd like to take Ron Paul's idea (I think it's his) of moving toward a high(er) deductible so the consumer has some stake in the game. I know with Medicare once I'm told its covered the incentive is to max out the service.

But there are good features about the proposal (can't be turned down, portability, affordability) that we need to retain while somehow incentivizing efficient use on both the part of the government and the patient.

I partially blame Republicans (in congress) for not being part of that conversation because they generally have better insights into efficiencies--or at least those with business experience do.
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