Comments on: Supply Side Solutions to Health Care Crunch?

By: Kiran C

Kiran C — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:13:14 +0000

1 Marginal or no effect.
2 This would work if each doctor was a commodity but each doctor added is more like a business. If reimbursement rates are cut, doctor find other ways to maintain their revenues: perform more tests, see more patients or leave the medical field.
3 This might work depending on the professionals chosen. Your example does not work. If you get stitches at a doctor’s office, the office will bill for the procedure. Regardless who does it the price is the same.
4 Yes
5 No. It helps with a doctor’s profit margin. Texas tried this and it has not helped. Doctor still order more tests.
6 If you are self-pay, then ,yes, this will be effective. Kiran C

By: perflexed

perflexed — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:23:22 +0000

1 dumb down the doctors and nurses
2 have doctors that don’t understand the language
3 we’ve already dumbed down the nurses
4 there are already too many people addicted to prescription drugs in this country
5 there are many bad doctors already
6 bingo, there is no truth in healthcare costs, insurance does not pay 80% or any percentage, they contract rates, its a shame. perflexed

By: Ron T

Ron T — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:17:31 +0000

You want to lower the standards and protect them from malpractice because of their substandard performances.

Thats what most of expect from Obama’s plan. Ron T

By: Free At Last

Free At Last — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:54:09 +0000

I think the “supply side solution” to America’s health care problem would be to give all the money to the rich people and wait for it to trickle down to the rest of us in the form of health care. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for that one to work. Free At Last

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:42 +0000

exactly my thoughts Joe