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> We are not solving the problem of why medical care in USA is so outrageously expensive, we instead are solving the problem of how to pay for it. Perhaps, but
by adamlett 13y ago
> We are not solving the problem of why medical care in USA is so outrageously expensive, we instead are solving the problem of how to pay for it.
Perhaps, but to the individual, the first problem is by far the gravest. One can feel outraged if the taxpayers are paying too much in general, but that is not exactly a life or death situation like not being able to pay for medical aid.
Also: Why can't you fix both problems?
- sp332 13y agoForcing people to pay for health insurance they don't want to drive down the cost of healthcare seems backwards. The pressure should be on insurance companies to make insurance more appealing.
- x0054 13y agoFixing both problems is ideal, and we should do both. But, I fear, that after fixing the "how to pay for it" problem, no politician will try to fix the much more complex, and much more important problem of the very high costs. At the rate we are going, by 2021 US is expected to spend nearly 20% of GDP on health care. To address this we will need to cut the spending on last-6-months care as well as reduce procedure costs. Even if we address the latter, I doubt any one in congress has the spine to address the former.