tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161781017528873219.post1876859280620066787..comments2023-10-17T04:51:04.961-07:00Comments on Telemachus: The Jefferson Bible and Health Care ReformFrank Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948885430465501408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161781017528873219.post-57475674677393352482009-12-26T07:45:38.243-08:002009-12-26T07:45:38.243-08:00Mark: Merry Christmas in Durham, by the way.
The...Mark: Merry Christmas in Durham, by the way.<br /><br />The argument that 'doing something has to be better than doing nothing' ignores the fact that there is probably a 50-50 chance that this will be worse than doing nothing, as well as doing better.<br /><br />Status quo is horrible....but never forget the propensity for government to vastly underestimate the costs of any program for political purposes...war in Iraq; Afghanistan to name just 2. Every single health care bill passed since 1965 (Medicare/Medicaid) has spiraled out of control.<br /><br />This bill does nothing to address the structural underlying cost-drivers such as third party payors; tort reform and raising the eligibility age for Medicare...in fact, they tried to lower it? What were they thinking? Or drinking? Or smoking?<br /><br />This bill could prove to be the Mother of all lessons that 'doing nothing might be better than doing anything under the sun"..unfortunately.Frank Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948885430465501408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161781017528873219.post-43170948545948730862009-12-25T07:39:57.277-08:002009-12-25T07:39:57.277-08:00All good points. But what we never see in this wh...All good points. But what we never see in this whole debate is the comparison with what would it cost if we do nothing?<br /><br />We spend 2x more per person on healthcare than the next developed country with poorer outcomes. And of course, that's increasing at a signficiant rate every year?<br /><br />So you'd think that we would think that something needed to change. I have not idea if the current house and senate bills are good or bad, way to complex for me. But are they really worse than continuing the current situation?Mark Gardnernoreply@blogger.com