tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post3005532428306650270..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: More on health care debate from T. R. Reid (Part 3)Larry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-79107932628446722542010-01-29T15:04:53.206-06:002010-01-29T15:04:53.206-06:00That's great, Anon. 5:21. Disdain always help...That's great, Anon. 5:21. Disdain always helps a discussion.<br /><br />Actually, what I had in mind was reasonable limits on whatever health care the gov't offers, primarily to those who otherwise cannot afford health insurance. We continually engage in all-or-nothing thinking about health care. If we placed reasonable limits on health care for those who use whatever gov't fall-back we put in place, it would go a long way to keeping the cost down and making it affordable. Half a loaf really is better than no loaf.<br /><br />I don't care what choices you make if you pay for them (either through high premiums or out of pocket.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-35742630987480899322010-01-28T17:21:28.884-06:002010-01-28T17:21:28.884-06:00two cents - sorry, but the government has no busin...two cents - sorry, but the government has no business in determining what and how much health care i get. I pay taxes at the highest rate - allowing others who are less fortunate to receive many benefits - so for the government, you or anyone else making such decisions for me is... well... idiotic and why i have such new-found distain for people of your ilk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-23207079784339185972010-01-28T15:28:06.457-06:002010-01-28T15:28:06.457-06:00High deductibles and some rational rationing are t...High deductibles and some rational rationing are the only way to hold down health care costs in the long run. <br /><br />High deductibles give people an incentive to carefully manage day-to day health care costs if they're coming out of pocket. <br /><br />Some form of "rationing" is required in an era when many treatments with a questionable payoff exceed $100K. From a public policy standpoint, it simply makes no sense to spend $100K to give a dying person an extra 30 miserable days of life (meaning in quality of life). Sorry, but it has to be said.TwoCentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965645602215946549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-18086458017895603522010-01-28T09:53:38.638-06:002010-01-28T09:53:38.638-06:00What deductible? The higher the better...say $10,...What deductible? The higher the better...say $10,000c handnoreply@blogger.com