Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Patients Say the Darndest Things
"Medical pricing is irrational.     What kind of system is
that?"    Anonymous said...  Oh yeah how well I know..i wouldnt
buy a car or groceries not knowing the price....but healthcare
expenses...you wait for the bill..its a wait and see for what
insurance might cover. Arrgh!  Lisa said...  Yes! Exactly! Thank
you!  Andrew_M_Garland said...  Remember that this is the system
planned, designed, largely funded, administered, and closely
regulated by government.  Under tax rules set in 1943 to provide
companies with a way to avoid wartime restrictons on salaries
and prices, and never revised.  With the aim of being fair,
efficient, helpful, and a safety net.  To improve on the
previous "systems" which merely delivered care as needed to
people who saved to pay for their care.  Which is so broken,
expensive, misdirected, and mismanaged that it is driving EDs,
hospitals, and independent doctors out of businesss, while
charging fees which everyone sees as ou