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16 years ago @ Big Government - Medicare Is Already Ra... · 0 replies · +1 points

Interesting. What is your knowledge/experience of American Medical schools?

16 years ago @ Big Government - Medicare Is Already Ra... · 0 replies · +1 points

Point taken and well stated, (re: physician-expressed concern about making less money and how hard being a doc is, is not the most compelling argument one might make to the general public against Obamacare). However, should a doctor be truly superior to their peers would you agree they should be able to charge a fee commensurate to that quality if the market would support it? Like wise, should they be average (which means they are "good enough”, i.e., they passed any required certifications) should the fee they charge only be as competitive as the market would force?

16 years ago @ Big Government - Medicare Is Already Ra... · 0 replies · +1 points

AMEN!!!

16 years ago @ Big Government - Medicare Is Already Ra... · 0 replies · +1 points

Nailed it!

16 years ago @ Big Government - Medicare Is Already Ra... · 0 replies · +1 points

Agreed! Unfortunately the "free market" in healthcare was shut down along time ago, made dramatically worse with Medicare/Medicaid and this "Oblamacare" is just going to accelerate it to absolute FUBAR! In the end though, the "free market" is only way we will ever have affordable healthcare. When demand for healthcare goes up then the supply of healthcare providers has to be allowed to as well. We as a society refuse to recognize that – Period!

16 years ago @ Big Government - Medicare Is Already Ra... · 5 replies · +1 points

Medicare, Medicaid, Private Health Insurance - they are all just ways of paying for health care. They have nothing to do with market prices.
To cut the "price" of health care you have to increase the SUPPLY of health care. The number of undergraduates who are accepted into MD or DO programs is artificially kept low. The number of MD's/DO's who are accepted into speciality programs is articially kept low. Start there, then look at barriers to entry for hospitals, clinics, etc. The FDA makes the USA the largest 3rd world nation when it comes to new technology.

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