cleared, then busted

in article , Wdtabor at
ackatyu wrote on 11/17/03 4:27 PM:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Unbelievable.

What a screwed up mess.
--
Now you're catching on!


ANd some people want the government to run your health care.

Think about that.

This person has private health insurance companies run his health care, and
is currently overwhelmed by mountains of paperwork, staggering cost (which
rises by the month), the densest bureaucracy I've ever seen, and managerial
incompetence on an epic scale. I've never been one to say that the
government should run everything, but I'm genuinely wondering how they could
do any worse.

"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message
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in article , Wdtabor at
ackatyu wrote on 11/17/03 4:27 PM:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Zdaub.28610$Dw6.140203@attbi_s02...
Unbelievable.

What a screwed up mess.
--
Now you're catching on!


ANd some people want the government to run your health care.

Think about that.

This person has private health insurance companies run his health care,
and
is currently overwhelmed by mountains of paperwork, staggering cost (which
rises by the month), the densest bureaucracy I've ever seen, and
managerial
incompetence on an epic scale. I've never been one to say that the
government should run everything, but I'm genuinely wondering how they
could
do any worse.

My 83-year-old mother, living in London, and having had a hand operation two
weeks ago, has seen one short form, no cost, some averagely dense
bureaucracy and superb case management. A fundamental difference that many
people seem to ignore is that the British (and Canadian) healthcare system
is run by people who are interested in healthcase, while in the US it's run
by people who are interested in maximizing insurance company profits.

I realize the cost is borne by the economy at large, but the entire British
healthcare system is still much less expensive than the collection of US
systems (so why am I still living here?)

-- David Brooks

the entire British
healthcare system is still much less expensive than the collection of US
systems (so why am I still living here?)


Because you can fly for 1/3 of what it would cost in the UK?


www.Rosspilot.com

"Rosspilot" wrote in message
...
the entire British
healthcare system is still much less expensive than the collection of US
systems (so why am I still living here?)


Because you can fly for 1/3 of what it would cost in the UK?

Ah, yes, thank you for reminding me.

"Rosspilot" wrote in message


Because you can fly for 1/3 of what it would cost in the UK?

Part of that "economy at large" he was talking about. Gotta pay for those
massive gubment programs somehow...

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
__________

"John T" wrote in message
ws.com...

Part of that "economy at large" he was talking about. Gotta pay for those
massive gubment programs somehow...


That largely explains why "the entire British healthcare system is still
much less expensive than the collection of US systems". It's not that it's
actually less expensive, it's that somebody else is paying for most of it.

In a previous article, "Steven P. McNicoll" said:
"John T" wrote in message
ews.com...
Part of that "economy at large" he was talking about. Gotta pay for those
massive gubment programs somehow...


That largely explains why "the entire British healthcare system is still
much less expensive than the collection of US systems". It's not that it's
actually less expensive, it's that somebody else is paying for most of it.

Economists who can count all the inputs say that in total, Canada spends
considerably less per person on health care than the US. And unlike the
US, they don't leave out 1/4 of the population while doing it.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
A good landing is one you walk away from. A *great* landing is one after
which you can use the plane another time.

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...

Economists who can count all the inputs say that in total, Canada spends
considerably less per person on health care than the US. And unlike the
US, they don't leave out 1/4 of the population while doing it.


Canadian hospitals have less modern equipment available than American
hospitals do. They depend on American medicines after destroying incentives
to develop their own with price controls. They buy American medicines in
bulk covering only the manufacturing costs, while American hospitals have to
cover development costs as well. In short, American health care is better
than Canadian health care.

("Steven P. McNicoll" wrote)
That largely explains why "the entire British healthcare system is still
much less expensive than the collection of US systems". It's not that
it's
actually less expensive, it's that somebody else is paying for most of it.


Sound like "affordable housing."

--
Montblack

Philip Sondericker opined

in article , Wdtabor at
wrote on 11/17/03 4:27 PM:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Zdaub.28610$Dw6.140203@attbi_s02...
Unbelievable.

What a screwed up mess.
--
Now you're catching on!


ANd some people want the government to run your health care.

Think about that.

This person has private health insurance companies run his health care, and
is currently overwhelmed by mountains of paperwork, staggering cost (which
rises by the month), the densest bureaucracy I've ever seen, and managerial
incompetence on an epic scale. I've never been one to say that the
government should run everything, but I'm genuinely wondering how they could
do any worse.

You might ask a veteran about government health care. Was the time to
treatment from the VA in a recent report 45 days, or 45 months? I can't
remember at the moment.

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