tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076839327674215825.post5906308019377812531..comments2024-03-27T05:14:34.288-04:00Comments on Medinnovation And Health Reform: Government vs. Market Reform -Three Health Reform Solutions – Your Opinion Please!Richard L. Reece, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03446550629857699574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076839327674215825.post-75834588775997660252007-08-28T21:40:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:40:00.000-04:00Sorry for deleting the previous comment, I needed ...Sorry for deleting the previous comment, I needed to correct a serious typo...<BR/><BR/>One: I have yet to see a study that convincingly compares private insurance administrative costs to Medicare. There's too much ideological encroachment on the data.<BR/><BR/>Two: A completely private system only works for the wealthy and the middle-class. My practice deals exclusively with people whose income is too low for them to benefit from tax deductions. Moreover, the US consumer's information level is not equal to that of providers, therefore regulation would be required to preserve a fair market.<BR/><BR/>Three: Any solution that compels the acceptance of a fee level... well, I'm opting out. Also, the moral hazard of having access to free (1% is pretty close to free) money will generate an increase in costs.<BR/><BR/>Nobody told me the US water supply was contaminated with hallucinogens...Dino William Ramzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237186267904028944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076839327674215825.post-72775910768485614882007-08-28T21:37:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:37:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dino William Ramzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237186267904028944noreply@blogger.com