> Remember your "externalities" concept around pollution? Using that > analogy we could say that "the private system" has failed to protect > the environment.
yes we could > Patients ask for insurance, they get it at the price the market bears. > Doctors ask for 3rd parties to pay their bills patients can't afford, > they get it. Companies ask for complicated plans to insure their > employees, they get it. patients want medical care and doctors want payment. Employers want to attract good employees. > > Market works great for those that can afford its prices. Problem is, > we want EVERYBODY to be able to afford something in the market. ok? > What's failed? > > THE MARKET! says who? > So the government created the market and failed to regulate it properly. so maybe the current health care system is a dysfunctional holdover from conditions that no longer exist. Like being afraid of teddy bears because a dog bit you once. /me f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298543 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
