Comments on: How to Weigh In On the Healthcare Debate http://www.forimpact.org/2009/11/how_to_weigh_in_on_the_healthcare_debate.php Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:06:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jon Hanson http://www.forimpact.org/2009/11/how_to_weigh_in_on_the_healthcare_debate.php/comment-page-1#comment-31777 Jon Hanson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:28:17 +0000 http://www.forimpact.org/?p=3306#comment-31777 I agree with the preventative part. But many studies have been done and value of preventative care is greatly exaggerated when government is involved. Natural competition would be best; pull the antitrust exemption for Healthcare companies and make them compete. Allow people nationwide to buy bare bones policies from Mississippi if they wish. You would soon see ads like Nationwide and GEICO competing for your HC dollar. When government is in there is no need to compete. Motorized scooters (Medicare) cost 80 percent more than a real market price because Government is paying. The natural entrepreneurs as you suggest would design HC companies that give rebates for good weight-blood work, diet etc. Others like the doctor in NY would have a cash and carry plan ($79 a month) covering all visits and routine stuff. Catastrophic care coverage (like in the old days) would be relatively cheap. Government needs to exit not enter the HC business. They spent $24,000 per car handing out $4,500 rebates and people really still believe they are the folks to deal with HC? Anything that comes between me and my doctor adds to cost. Jon Hanson at GoodDebt.com I agree with the preventative part. But many studies have been done and value of preventative care is greatly exaggerated when government is involved.

Natural competition would be best; pull the antitrust exemption for Healthcare companies and make them compete. Allow people nationwide to buy bare bones policies from Mississippi if they wish. You would soon see ads like Nationwide and GEICO competing for your HC dollar. When government is in there is no need to compete. Motorized scooters (Medicare) cost 80 percent more than a real market price because Government is paying.

The natural entrepreneurs as you suggest would design HC companies that give rebates for good weight-blood work, diet etc. Others like the doctor in NY would have a cash and carry plan ($79 a month) covering all visits and routine stuff. Catastrophic care coverage (like in the old days) would be relatively cheap.

Government needs to exit not enter the HC business.

They spent $24,000 per car handing out $4,500 rebates and people really still believe they are the folks to deal with HC? Anything that comes between me and my doctor adds to cost.

Jon Hanson at GoodDebt.com

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