tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post4361963165543157966..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Marketing ObamacareDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89684296494093888392013-02-05T15:58:28.651-06:002013-02-05T15:58:28.651-06:00Wes
We now live in an era dominated by ideologues...Wes<br /><br />We now live in an era dominated by ideologues in a top down hierarchy, who are blinded by their own visions. Emanuel's views are merely a percolation of perhaps some grand vision into the health care sector of our society. Reason and credibility be damned. Another example of this can be appreciated in the writings of another medical "thought leader", Eric Topol. A W.O.R.M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-27941344504987171612013-02-04T20:53:45.223-06:002013-02-04T20:53:45.223-06:00ACA is generally a technique to shift revenue from...ACA is generally a technique to shift revenue from wealthier parts of society to pay for healthcare for the lower income, uninsured. Tax on high income earners, tax on high income earners investment income, excise tax on medical devices (not even used much by the target expansion population), squeezed provider and hospital financials, and tax on "cadillac" employer provided health careAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-24570644210091886042013-02-03T21:21:13.076-06:002013-02-03T21:21:13.076-06:00I just can't see the phalanx of rising boomer...I just can't see the phalanx of rising boomers who refuse to believe in their own mortality accepting the inevitable rationing. I also doubt they will accept a suggested cut off age of 75 when any intervention beyond palliative care will be deemed cost prohibitive and therefore futile by the powers that be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-30642637444610521882013-02-03T20:26:29.418-06:002013-02-03T20:26:29.418-06:00Oh please not the Heritage foundation..they are st...Oh please not the Heritage foundation..they are still looking for the magic algorithm with a #3 carrot hanging out there for code that can solve this problem..not going to happen as they are so digitally illiterate and Algo Duped. They are from a lost generation and I used to write code so there's no mystery here on what an be done with both linear and non linear data and the second is Medical Quackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12443589277651479846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-54088195111405371692013-02-03T13:59:44.291-06:002013-02-03T13:59:44.291-06:00You can track me back in time and know before anyb...You can track me back in time and know before anybody (practically) I was saying that the insurance lobby was the devil...<br /><br />-SCRNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-33052929713682887482013-02-03T11:34:36.716-06:002013-02-03T11:34:36.716-06:00fboness -
Politicians often tout that savings in...fboness - <br /><br />Politicians often tout that savings in one area can be spent on something else. The "Peace Dividend" comes to mind. <br /><br />The problem is that the 'resources saved' don't really exist. They're not real money - just dollars that we don't have but now don't have to borrow. In other words, the savings result in less borrowing, not an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-24591331041684989742013-02-03T10:17:17.804-06:002013-02-03T10:17:17.804-06:00fboness -
"Why is that controversial? Why i...fboness - <br /><br /><i>"Why is that controversial? Why is that 'spewed'"</i><br /><br />(1) Because it is an assumption and (2) the reference is made completely out of context by an unknown source. <br /><br />But then again, such thorny issues like that are not requred when marketing, I guess.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-28299806565377129072013-02-03T10:05:46.811-06:002013-02-03T10:05:46.811-06:00"As one of the Heritage Foundation’s fellows ..."As one of the Heritage Foundation’s fellows wrote: “If Americans could attain the current level of health for a lower total cost, the resources saved could be used for some other beneficial purpose, and U.S. economic well-being would undoubtedly improve.”<br /><br />Why is that controversial? Why is that "spewed"?fbonesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636200338746518234noreply@blogger.com