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I see a lot of these Austrolibertarian capitalists out here praising how wonderful it is that we have modern medicine and life extension. Why? To me, it's absolutely disgusting. The whole reason people want government handing out healthcare is that these technologies allow the weak and frail to continue...
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I have a friend that is generally very left-leaning on most issues. I am trying to write an essay that would lay out a plan on reforming health care. He has been reading some of my writings on the subject, and is beginning to see a bit as to why the current system is unsustainable. I had the most success...
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Few would disagree with the fact that our healthcare system has serious issues. However, it seems that we still have one of the most free (if not THE most free) systems in the world. That might be an arguable statement, but my point is, how much does the world benefit from the United States? In all of...
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Hey guys, I am doing a project (due tomorrow D:) on the country of Mexico. While I can grab the information about the government and healthcare in Mexico - is there any AE literature on the country's Healthcare system? All I know is that it's mixed public and private - are the problems there...
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So many people are saying that we need to stop insurance companies from denying people coverage due to pre existing conditions. Is there a reason why they do this? I have been trying to think that the reason why they do this is because if they were to accept these people, then there insurance premiums...
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Hello all, I am a first-year medical student and I am interested in establishing a stronger background in the economics of health care. Since I live in new orleans, I contacted Dr. Block, who referred me to several articles. In addition, he recommended that I post my questions here. I am not sure where...
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Not sure if anyone's read this, or any article like it, but it's pretty interesting. http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2008/07/doctors-who-don.html I read a long time ago about surgeons who don't take any kind of insurance, and most of them make in the millions per year...
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The Problem with (Artificially) Cheap Healthcare Leaving aside the argument that whether government run healthcare can actually be considered as being cheap, let us assume that the government artificially affects the healthcare market and its prices to keep it cheap and affordable for everyone. We can...
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I've read that so-called price fixing of Medicare reimbursements is partly responsible for the rise in prices for medical treatments. I would like more details on the mechanics of this claim. Thanks in advance.
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They dismiss the idea that free market health care is better than socialized health care because health care in Canada, UK, France and Scandinavian countries are serviceable. It's irrelevant that free market health care is better as long as health care in those countries proves that socialized care...