> Grant wrote: > projected costs are going to be high. As with all challenges it will need to > be overcome.
And there are 3 places I can think of to look: 1.) Admin costs (automation, standardization, et al) 2.) Patient-Provider. Do you really need to go to the doctor today? If you go for a cough do you need an MRI and CAT scan? Yes, no, who decides? This is where consumer directed health care can save zillions: both in educating consumers to make smart choices and in encouraging doctors to align their fees to market demand. 3.) Preventative care. Stop smoking, stop eating crap, start excercising, et al. And if you choose not too, then you pay for the privilege. Should be just like gasoline: if you want 450hp V10 engine then you pay more to travel. My fear would be that we go in the direction of standardizing on plans rather than payer. I think this is how Canada and the UK do it and that will create the long lines, the crappy care, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288726 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
