tagged w/ National health care
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So many untrue things have been said about healthcare reform that they are laughable.
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Insurance bureaucrats come between you and your doctor, These bureaucrats are trained to say NO to coverage. Some worry that a national healthcare will allow govn't bureaucrats to come between you and your doctor. With national healthcare, at least you have a vote...your representative.Insurance bureaucrats come between you and your doctor, These bureaucrats are trained... more
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U.S. pays about 40% more for healthcare than any other nation. About 31% of all personal bankruptsy are due to health bills. Approximately 31 cents of every health care dollars go to administration. It is estimated that we could save $350 billion/year by consolidating paper work.U.S. pays about 40% more for healthcare than any other nation. About 31% of all... more
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In "The Cost Conundrum," his latest article for The New Yorker, staff writer Dr. Atul Gawande reports from McAllen, Texas, a border-town with the dubious distinction of spending more per person on health care than almost any other market in America.
But higher spending doesn't necessarily correlate with better care, as Gawande discovers when he compares health outcomes in McAllen with those of El Paso, Texas — a city with similar population demographics, but where Medicare spending per enrollee is half that of McAllen.
Gawande writes that his findings, based on Medicare's 25 metrics of care, indicate that: "On all but two of these [standards of care], McAllen's five largest hospitals performed worse, on average, than El Paso's. McAllen costs Medicare seven thousand dollars more per person each year than does the average city in America. But not, so far as one can tell, because it's delivering better health care."
As the national debate about health care heats up, Gawande's article has become a must-read for President Obama's staff.
Gawande is an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and at the Harvard School of Public Health. In 2006 he received the MacArthur Award for his research and writing.
Here's that article:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawandeIn "The Cost Conundrum," his latest article for The New Yorker, staff writer... more
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funny, we have socialized libraries, fire departments, police, schools, all government controlled, but hospitals? THATS COMMIE TALK!
funny, we have socialized libraries, fire departments, police, schools, all... more
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