The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new report from Johns Hopkins

Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by DennisP on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:40PM (#18852617)

You could, but you'd have to keep the money in savings anyway, and there'd be some hassle at a time when you might not want to deal with hassle. In practice, it turns out most people just pay their premiums, at least in Japan.

But if it turns out to be a problem, you could always charge interest.

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Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by null000 on Monday January 07, 2019 @11:17PM (#18853103)

I think a baseline requirement for these types of systems is that people don't go out of their way to be assholes for negligable gains.

My understanding of Japanese culture is that, by and large, people don't do that. Americans, meanwhile, have a pretty heaping helping of petty asshats. For exhibit A, go look up some of the asinine BS tax protesters try to get out of pretty basic civil responsibilities.

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Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by tdhoot on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:44PM (#18852653)

I wonder what they do if someone can't pay.

The system doesn't seem too different from the US to be honest, in that people with poor financial planning skills may decide to skip on insurance premiums and end up not having enough money saved to pay for medical expenses/back premiums when they occur.

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Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by ethbro on Monday January 07, 2019 @10:56PM (#18853009)

Be that as it may, it sounds like the Japanese system is much more effective at keeping prices low.

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