http://www.indiancowboy.net/blog/?p=75 But hey, madmen need diaries too. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.indiancowboy.net/blog/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-5703 Socialized healthcare and The Road To Serfdom - Homeland Stupidity Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:11:08 +0000 http://www.indiancowboy.net/blog/?p=75#comment-5703 [...] One glaring absence necessary to fulfill the conditions of a free market is perfect information. This means that the consumer has to know about the cost, quality, and other aspects of the product he’s purchasing. When was the last time a surgeon told you his success rate during consultation? Complication rate? What about actual price for a doctor’s visit or a run-of-the-mill procedure? (How often does he actually catch life-threatening problems?) No clue, right? [...] [...] One glaring absence necessary to fulfill the conditions of a free market is perfect information. This means that the consumer has to know about the cost, quality, and other aspects of the product he’s purchasing. When was the last time a surgeon told you his success rate during consultation? Complication rate? What about actual price for a doctor’s visit or a run-of-the-mill procedure? (How often does he actually catch life-threatening problems?) No clue, right? [...]

]]> http://www.indiancowboy.net/blog/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-135 Dr. T Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:35:21 +0000 http://www.indiancowboy.net/blog/?p=75#comment-135 I agree with your comments and conclusions about health care financing. Here's <a href="http://in-the-belly.blogspot.com/2006/03/proposal-to-counteract-runaway-health.html" rel="nofollow">my take on health care financing</a>. It recommends decoupling health insurance from employment and mandatory catastrophic health insurance (what you called critical illness insurance) similar to mandatory car insurance. I agree with your comments and conclusions about health care financing. Here’s my take on health care financing. It recommends decoupling health insurance from employment and mandatory catastrophic health insurance (what you called critical illness insurance) similar to mandatory car insurance.

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