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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (6502)	3/25/2009 12:27:03 PM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

There is some truth in that article, I'll agree. But the part about "employer provided" isn't it. De-linking medical insurance from employment is the key to reforming healthcare in the United States. The author makes a giant leap -- that is, "Because the premiums are paid for by the employer, the employee doesn't care what the cost of his health care is". That is a bogus conclusion. The truth is, "Because the bills are paid by the insurance company, the patient doesn't care ..." And there is a lot of truth to that. And you don't solve the problem with so-called "managed care" where a $20 copay is the order of the day. Making patients become MORE responsible, not LESS, is a step in the right direction. But I don't see anyone headed that way, to be honest. That's a good article .. thanks.