Comments on: How the government is banking on prevention to save money http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-government-is-banking-on-prevention.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:50:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr. L http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-government-is-banking-on-prevention.html/comment-page-1#comment-89402 Dr. L Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-the-government-is-banking-on-prevention-to-save-money.html#comment-89402 The problem I see is that preventative medicine is still costly and doesn't really prevent anything. In order to reform health care we first need to reform the patients (and the doctors) and get them to stop seeing medicine as being able to prevent disease. Medicine is a reaction to a disease, it is up to patients to prevent the disease in the first place. The problem I see is that preventative medicine is still costly and doesn’t really prevent anything. In order to reform health care we first need to reform the patients (and the doctors) and get them to stop seeing medicine as being able to prevent disease. Medicine is a reaction to a disease, it is up to patients to prevent the disease in the first place.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-government-is-banking-on-prevention.html/comment-page-1#comment-89395 Anonymous Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-the-government-is-banking-on-prevention-to-save-money.html#comment-89395 Probably. It's all politics really. They want to look like they are doing "something".<br/><br/>I don't think tax on sugary drinks will do anything as to obesity, but at least it's not a tax that I will pay as I don't like these drinks. So for me - it's better if they tax some useless stuff than my income or even that of my employer (one needs to remember who signs one's paycheck). Probably. It’s all politics really. They want to look like they are doing “something”.

I don’t think tax on sugary drinks will do anything as to obesity, but at least it’s not a tax that I will pay as I don’t like these drinks. So for me – it’s better if they tax some useless stuff than my income or even that of my employer (one needs to remember who signs one’s paycheck).

]]> By: Chuck Brooks http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-government-is-banking-on-prevention.html/comment-page-1#comment-89388 Chuck Brooks Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-the-government-is-banking-on-prevention-to-save-money.html#comment-89388 Amazing analysis. Who determines the second inflection point? Will the feds tell us when to croak, or will they be more proactive?<br/>Chuck Brooks<br/>FutureWare SCG Amazing analysis. Who determines the second inflection point? Will the feds tell us when to croak, or will they be more proactive?
Chuck Brooks
FutureWare SCG

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