tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post5261526749114886257..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Five On Health Care: III - Health ComfortAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-13258229418314328812012-07-18T16:14:00.691-04:002012-07-18T16:14:00.691-04:00The decisions about health care aren't being m...The decisions about health care aren't being made by 4 year olds. <br /><br />My life experience would lead me to believe that having health insurance leads to illness and accidents. <br /><br />That's almost as irrational except that some elective procedures/drugs that are covered by most insurance can make you sick.Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-70269268728205408542012-07-18T13:06:34.887-04:002012-07-18T13:06:34.887-04:00People often argue that preventive care decreases ...People often argue that preventive care decreases overall costs, but every time I've seen a study put the assumption to the test, it's been disproved.<br /><br />There's always a tricky trade-off between spending and outcome in medicine, particularly when wildly expensive new technologies are available. We're not going to make that trade-off perfect by forcing people to pay up front and therefore, in effect, removing the spending decision from them when they become ill. All we're going to do is take the decision from the patient and hand it to a third party. Experiences tells us that to do so will not decrease costs overall, or even improve medical outcomes.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.com