- The diversity of this country has to be taken into account when comparing our medical results against those of other countries.
- Administrative costs could be significantly reduced by fiat from the government in a few areas, such as having all insurance companies use the same forms.
- A better medical records system coupled with looking at a patient's complete medical state would improve results and lower costs.
- The success we have had in improving health care and thus extending life spans means that there are more people using the health care system.
- The costs of a medical education should be subsidized by the government in exchange for some form of national service.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Some Thoughts on Medical Care in the U.S.
Our Men's Group speaker this month discussed our health care system and made some interesting and, in retrospect, rather obvious yet sensible points:
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1) Why? Other nations are equally diverse racially, yet manage good universal health care.
2)The saving on paperwork equals peanuts compared to enormous healthcare profits that translate into costs to the patient.
3)In Europe, looking at a patient's complete medical state is called 'health screening', and is routine.
4) If more people are using the healthcare system because they're living longer, why does America have one of the highest mortality rates in the western world?
5)Great! Pay them to become doctors, then get them killed in some foreign war. Or, perhaps, get them killed before training, to save money?
When is America going to realize it's healthcare system cannot be mended. It's dead. Bury it, and give birth to a new one. Or, just be honest and tell the millions of uninsured that America's healthcare is not for them.
One of the reasons health care is so expensive is fraud and the continual referring to different doctors. Sounds like your speaker was part of the system and trying to make his pig look like a princess.
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