Comments on: Explaining soaring health care costs in easy to understand language http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/explaining-soaring-health-care-costs-in-easy-to-understand-language.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Susan Hhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/explaining-soaring-health-care-costs-in-easy-to-understand-language.html#comment-108728 Susan H Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:47:32 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39413#comment-108728 Speechifying politicians never deviate from equating insurance to healthcare.Isn't equating insurance to healthcare like stating taxes equate to representation? Speechifying politicians never deviate from equating insurance to healthcare.

Isn’t equating insurance to healthcare like stating taxes equate to representation?

]]> By: Doc99http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/explaining-soaring-health-care-costs-in-easy-to-understand-language.html#comment-108656 Doc99 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39413#comment-108656 Here's an analogy - compare HCR to a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqMKK8AoLCw" rel="nofollow"> Restaurant. Here’s an analogy – compare HCR to a Restaurant.

]]> By: Rayhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/explaining-soaring-health-care-costs-in-easy-to-understand-language.html#comment-108617 Ray Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:04:04 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39413#comment-108617 I think we need more of such explaination for lay public. I think we need more of such explaination for lay public.

]]> By: Supremacy Claushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/explaining-soaring-health-care-costs-in-easy-to-understand-language.html#comment-108611 Supremacy Claus Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:11:03 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39413#comment-108611 Here is a way to cut health costs by a half, and to simultaneously insure the uninsured with executive level policies, and to improve quality.http://supremacyclaus.blogspot.com/2009/06/lower-health-care-cost-by-50-by-getting.html#linksBriefly? Get rid of the lawyer enemy to clinical care. Here is a way to cut health costs by a half, and to simultaneously insure the uninsured with executive level policies, and to improve quality.

http://supremacyclaus.blogspot.com/2009/06/lower-health-care-cost-by-50-by-getting.html#links

Briefly? Get rid of the lawyer enemy to clinical care.

]]> By: Web Media Daily – July 28, 2009http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/explaining-soaring-health-care-costs-in-easy-to-understand-language.html#comment-108609 Web Media Daily – July 28, 2009 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:05:07 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39413#comment-108609 [...] Explaining soaring health care costs in easy to understand language…   Kevin, M.D. [...] [...] Explaining soaring health care costs in easy to understand language…   Kevin, M.D. [...]

]]> By: Michael Rack, MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/explaining-soaring-health-care-costs-in-easy-to-understand-language.html#comment-108593 Michael Rack, MD Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:37:08 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39413#comment-108593 Financial incentives, such as increased copays, are effective at reducing care. However, they tend to reduce both necessary and unnecessary care by an equal amount. Increased copays reduce office visits for common colds (which is good), but also reduce office visits for monitoring of blood pressure medications (which is not so good). Financial incentives, such as increased copays, are effective at reducing care. However, they tend to reduce both necessary and unnecessary care by an equal amount. Increased copays reduce office visits for common colds (which is good), but also reduce office visits for monitoring of blood pressure medications (which is not so good).

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