Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care

Re:Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on He... by AcerbicZero on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @04:35PM (#16065428)

I lean heavily towards the libertarian side of things, but it didn't take that long for me to come to the conclusion that unless "we" (as a society) were going to let people die in the streets from curable diseases, we are all going to pay for everyone's health insurance, in some way/shape/form anyway.

I still believe a more open market would be a "better" solution, with a tight safety net to maintain standards across economic levels, but as that is unlikely, fixing the glaring issues with the ACA seems like a good starting point.

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Re:Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on He... by clavalle on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:53AM (#16071245)

I agree.

There is no reason we can't pursue both simultaneously. Nothing in the ACA prevents posting of price lists or incentivizing patients with cash payouts for finding cheaper than average care.

That is what has driven me crazy about politics -- it is more about making noise about the other side than actually doing something that might push things forward. Republicans could have pushed open market reforms the moment ACA was passed. If they did it on a state by state level they could even point to data of success vs pure ACA states to bolster their agenda.

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