Comments on: The great Walter Williams on government healthcare http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html A blog about current events from a Christian perspective. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:19:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Ash888 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-2108 Ash888 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:19:36 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=527#comment-2108 My information is still getting erased too, Casey. If I don't comment in a couple of days, it'll be gone. My information is still getting erased too, Casey. If I don’t comment in a couple of days, it’ll be gone.

]]> By: casey http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-2104 casey Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:47:17 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=527#comment-2104 Hmmm. Well, I think your information should be saved this time. The old cookie probably had to expire first. As for the e-mail, I think it is due to the new way comments are handled in the latest version of WordPress. I'm still using the old system, so I may have to rework my comment section...For now I've disabled the plugin. :( Hmmm. Well, I think your information should be saved this time. The old cookie probably had to expire first. As for the e-mail, I think it is due to the new way comments are handled in the latest version of WordPress. I’m still using the old system, so I may have to rework my comment section…For now I’ve disabled the plugin. :(

]]> By: Kansas Bob http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-2103 Kansas Bob Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:59:50 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=527#comment-2103 FYI: I did not get your last comment via email.. also had to reenter my info when I cam back. FYI: I did not get your last comment via email.. also had to reenter my info when I cam back.

]]> By: Kansas Bob http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-2102 Kansas Bob Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:58:13 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=527#comment-2102 Generic drugs take a long time to get to market because newer drugs are patented for about 7 years to recoup development costs. Drug companies have a huge lobby in DC.. which is why the Medicare drug program excluded Medicare like negotiation of prices.. that program was simply poor fiscal policy.. as most Lobbyist written policy is. No easy answers for me on this.. caring for the poor has never been easy. Hope all is well with you Casey. Generic drugs take a long time to get to market because newer drugs are patented for about 7 years to recoup development costs. Drug companies have a huge lobby in DC.. which is why the Medicare drug program excluded Medicare like negotiation of prices.. that program was simply poor fiscal policy.. as most Lobbyist written policy is.

No easy answers for me on this.. caring for the poor has never been easy.

Hope all is well with you Casey.

]]> By: casey http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-2101 casey Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:15:32 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=527#comment-2101 Can't that be fixed by making generic drugs more available? Also, I'm not sure the RX manufacturers are "preying" on the sick. They can't exactly give their products away since they have spent millions developing them. The cost of development will not go down with socialized medicine. Instead, the drugs will be rationed out by the government. Can’t that be fixed by making generic drugs more available? Also, I’m not sure the RX manufacturers are “preying” on the sick. They can’t exactly give their products away since they have spent millions developing them. The cost of development will not go down with socialized medicine. Instead, the drugs will be rationed out by the government.

]]> By: Kansas Bob http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-2097 Kansas Bob Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:29:47 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=527#comment-2097 I have some experience with Medicare controlled costs and physicians and other services are reimbursed MUCH less than what is billed. One procedure I know of was billed at $25k and was reimbursed at $5K. On the flip-side the GOP passed RX plan excluded such govt negotiated rates and is simply a bad plan because RX manufacturers have only the free market and prey on the needs of those who are sick. To me it is an issue of caring for the poorest amongst us. (I'll post this at my place too) I have some experience with Medicare controlled costs and physicians and other services are reimbursed MUCH less than what is billed. One procedure I know of was billed at $25k and was reimbursed at $5K.

On the flip-side the GOP passed RX plan excluded such govt negotiated rates and is simply a bad plan because RX manufacturers have only the free market and prey on the needs of those who are sick.

To me it is an issue of caring for the poorest amongst us.

(I’ll post this at my place too)

]]> By: casey http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-2095 casey Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:29:25 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=527#comment-2095 Of course. I know there are problems with our system right now, but government provided health care (Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, etc.) and regulation determines approximately 80% of all health care prices in the US already. That means that the out-of-control costs are not a free-market failure but a government failure. According to a 2006 survey of studies by the National Center for Policy Analysis the costs of medical services not regulated or covered by government or insurance, have either fallen or not increased as much as either prices in general or covered medical services.That's something to think about. http://thepoliticus.org/?p=81 Of course. I know there are problems with our system right now, but government provided health care (Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, etc.) and regulation determines approximately 80% of all health care prices in the US already. That means that the out-of-control costs are not a free-market failure but a government failure. According to a 2006 survey of studies by the National Center for Policy Analysis the costs of medical services not regulated or covered by government or insurance, have either fallen or not increased as much as either prices in general or covered medical services.That’s something to think about.
http://thepoliticus.org/?p=81

]]> By: Kansas Bob http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/the-great-walter-williams-on-government-healthcare.html/comment-page-1#comment-2093 Kansas Bob Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:09:10 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=527#comment-2093 I have watched healthcare change a lot in my 40+ years of adulthood. I know a lot of folks that struggle and don't have health insurance. I really don't know what the right answer is but it saddens me to see folks have to declare bankruptcy because of medical bills. And what about folks that cannot get health insurance because of pre-existing conditions? The govt already is mandated to cover things like dialysis (after the first year) and other health care when people are disabled. It seems that there should be some sort of accommodation for extenuating circumstances. I have watched healthcare change a lot in my 40+ years of adulthood. I know a lot of folks that struggle and don’t have health insurance. I really don’t know what the right answer is but it saddens me to see folks have to declare bankruptcy because of medical bills. And what about folks that cannot get health insurance because of pre-existing conditions?

The govt already is mandated to cover things like dialysis (after the first year) and other health care when people are disabled. It seems that there should be some sort of accommodation for extenuating circumstances.

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