DE-Regulate Health Care to Lower Costs:

worldworld Posts: 266
edited July 2009 in A Moving Train
1. Let pharmacies, doctors, and hospitals to publish their prices for goods and services.
(let us shop around)

2. Let all Americans buy prescription drugs outside the United States.
(dude, Mexican drugs are like 80% cheaper)

3. Let all people buy medical insurance across state lines.
(expand our choices, 49 states worth of options)

4. Let doctors and patients negotiate discounts for paying cash.
(small stuff like simple visits would be dirt cheap)

5. Let patients, doctors, and hospitals enter into into legally binding, limited-liability contracts.
(reduce malpratice lawsuits to reasonable levels)

6. End all government mandates that require businesses or individuals to buy medical insurance.
(make the insurance companies earn our business, instead of forcing us to buy crap)

As of right now, the Government wont let us do any of these. Does this make sense? Too bad the insurance companies have bought almost every politician in DC and it will never happen.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    world wrote:
    1. Let pharmacies, doctors, and hospitals to publish their prices for goods and services.
    (let us shop around)

    2. Let all Americans buy prescription drugs outside the United States.
    (dude, Mexican drugs are like 80% cheaper)

    3. Let all people buy medical insurance across state lines.
    (expand our choices, 49 states worth of options)

    4. Let doctors and patients negotiate discounts for paying cash.
    (small stuff like simple visits would be dirt cheap)

    5. Let patients, doctors, and hospitals enter into into legally binding, limited-liability contracts.
    (reduce malpratice lawsuits to reasonable levels)

    6. End all government mandates that require businesses or individuals to buy medical insurance.
    (make the insurance companies earn our business, instead of forcing us to buy crap)

    As of right now, the Government wont let us do any of these. Does this make sense? Too bad the insurance companies have bought almost every politician in DC and it will never happen.

    I can tell ya that #4 already works at least in my case in Florida. My girlfriend and I negotiate with doctors and it works big time when we pay in cash which eliminates ALL THE FREAKING PAPERWORK.

    Doctors love cash plus I write it off in taxes.

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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I agree with all points made and have been saying this for years.

    I don't understand why you don't hear more people or politicians calling for this. I think the politicians are all crooked so they're probably just trying to protect their underground money supply, but why aren't more average joes demanding this?
    The only people we should try to get even with...
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  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    I'm all for it. Competition is completely absent from the current model.
  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    know1 wrote:
    I agree with all points made and have been saying this for years.

    I don't understand why you don't hear more people or politicians calling for this. I think the politicians are all crooked so they're probably just trying to protect their underground money supply, but why aren't more average joes demanding this?

    People are afraid of a "freer" system. They simply don't get it-- the fact of the matter is, insurance companies combined with government is the reason for our current system being so fucked. But, a lot of people are more in favor of appointing a watchdog or adopting tons of regulations to make sure the system stays in check. The fact of the matter is, it is too big of a job, and people are far too corruptible to be regulators or "czars" over one giant system. It is better broken up smaller, with more choices available. Such a system does anything but favor insurance companies. Insurance should have never been law-- EVER. The question is, has it been ingrained in our society so deep that it is simply too far gone to live in a world where insurance should be a choice, and not a requirement?
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    People are afraid of a "freer" system. They simply don't get it-- the fact of the matter is, insurance companies combined with government is the reason for our current system being so fucked. But, a lot of people are more in favor of appointing a watchdog or adopting tons of regulations to make sure the system stays in check. The fact of the matter is, it is too big of a job, and people are far too corruptible to be regulators or "czars" over one giant system. It is better broken up smaller, with more choices available. Such a system does anything but favor insurance companies. Insurance should have never been law-- EVER. The question is, has it been ingrained in our society so deep that it is simply too far gone to live in a world where insurance should be a choice, and not a requirement?

    I think it is ingrained because the terms "health care" and "health insurance" seem to have become synonymous....when they really aren't.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I like the idea of published prices for medications at pharmacies. Then you could compare more easily. As it is you have to call around and its a pain.
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  • worldworld Posts: 266
    JaneNY wrote:
    I like the idea of published prices for medications at pharmacies. Then you could compare more easily. As it is you have to call around and its a pain.

    This has to change, I would love to see the price of a strep-throat test at all the different doctor offices along with the price of the visit. Its basically the exact same test, just different nurse swabbing your throat and different building. An advertised price would drastically lower prices.
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