Y2HH Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 10:46 PM) We could compare stories... My dad is on our version of socialized medicine in the USA as a veteran. Even after the national stories broke about how bad their care was, nothing has changed. As a matter of a fact I could detail the last month of run arounds he has had as he tries to find someone to do an operation that would usually be considered an emergency surgery. At the VA, he got sent home. This is the version of health care that was supposed to be what we should all aspire to... If you talked to a lot of people on Soxtalk, all you'd hear is how great our VA care is...and I've seen MANY examples of this from many of those posting here already. No, I don't care to go back and mine for these posts with such claims, but they existed, and those of you who made them know who you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 12:34 PM) Hey, that's great, I didn't say they provide no service. I asked what innovations we get out of a for-profit model of insurance. I don't see that really being answered there. Actually, that's not what you asked at all. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 07:17 AM) Hey kap, why does a for-profit insurance company benefit me? Explain it to me because I'm a dumb lib. ^^ That's what you asked, and it's what I answered. Edited July 6, 2010 by Y2HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 10:46 PM) We could compare stories... My dad is on our version of socialized medicine in the USA as a veteran. Even after the national stories broke about how bad their care was, nothing has changed. As a matter of a fact I could detail the last month of run arounds he has had as he tries to find someone to do an operation that would usually be considered an emergency surgery. At the VA, he got sent home. This is the version of health care that was supposed to be what we should all aspire to... I would hope that the VA will also benefit as we overhaul our medical system here. For my entire lifetime there have been complaints. I am optimistic this will be an area that will see some nice strides. But, I'm always optimistic about Americans tackling tough problems. We are much better that that than other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Surprise: yet another study shows that the GOP solution of tort reform would have little to no impact. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/07...dered-after-all 2.4% of total spending. Still, fixing the system won't be easy. A second study, whose lead author is William Thomas of the University of South Maine, found that while the practice of defensive medicine is widespread by doctors, "the incremental cost associated with this is very small. We found it to be less than one percent of the total cost managed by these physicians." Thus, savings to be gleaned from tort reform would be lower still. The study found the savings associated with a 10 percent reduction in medical malpractice premiums would be 0.132 percent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Surprise: it's better then NO cost reductions that are what the current "reform" is. Just sayin'. And, tort reform is only a very small part of the equation. But whatever, 200+ pages and a whole forum have only told us that government is the only solution to everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 SHOCKER! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...d=djemalertNEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 07:25 AM) SHOCKER! So wait a second...this plan won't destroy the country? You lie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 06:01 PM) Surprise: it's better then NO cost reductions that are what the current "reform" is. Just sayin'. Not if it comes at the expense of legitimate recompense for victims of malpractice. We're talking fractions of a percent of cost savings. And, tort reform is only a very small part of the equation. But whatever, 200+ pages and a whole forum have only told us that government is the only solution to everything. Tort reform was a big part of the GOP plan. The other part was the "race to the bottom" sell across state lines idea. Those two items formed the backbone of the GOP plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101213/ap_on_...erhaul_virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 QUOTE (Cknolls @ Dec 13, 2010 -> 11:27 AM) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101213/ap_on_...erhaul_virginia I'll be curious to see what part of it was ruled unconstitutional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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