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IMHO the best solution would be a standard health care product paid for in a standard way (but reasonably affordable/means tested). It doesn't mean that the go
by rogerbinns 14y ago
IMHO the best solution would be a standard health care product paid for in a standard way (but reasonably affordable/means tested). It doesn't mean that the government has to collect all the money, or that the actual care has to be provided by the government. But what it would mean is that a baseline is available to everyone. It should also include discovering and disseminating best practises, improving overall health through any practical means (ie not just pills and doctor visits), and looking at things like hospice care for end of life instead of very expensive procedures and drugs.
And on top of that the free market can provide extras using whatever economic model works for them.
- astrodust 14y agoIt's probably better if the federal level of government sets standards and it's up to the states to implement them. Vermont, for example, is already ahead of the curve here.
- rogerbinns 14y agoThat is why I put "discovering and disseminating best practises" in there. We can all guess what the best way of specifying and implementing the standards is, but why not experiment and find out? This ranges from the setting of the standards (eg how detailed they are), through how they are implemented. And of course all the other things (eg reducing hospital infection rates, improving overall hearth health).