tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6117759315989663759..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Funding Health Care Reform - The Military OptionDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46144854666974934072009-09-10T22:58:43.680-05:002009-09-10T22:58:43.680-05:00A new revolutionary reformation has occurred in he...A new revolutionary reformation has occurred in healthcare, which is known as concierge medicine. It’s not a new word in healthcare, but certainly, it has evolved into a complete luxurious experience. It is an interesting alternative or supplement to the idea of universal health care. Certainly, Concierge medicine has come in to flash in recent times. Its new, not well known, but very effective. Bratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804988397157311492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89931826731740005142009-09-05T19:01:33.145-05:002009-09-05T19:01:33.145-05:00Wes,
You will not that I pegged Medicare administ...Wes,<br /><br />You will not that I pegged Medicare administrative costs at 10%, even though the current estimate is closer to 5. This is because I suspect that a goverment run plan will need to act more like a for profit insurance company and perform preauthorization of some more expensive procedures in order to guard against fraud. But how does this protect against fraud anyways (as mentionedKeithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-14694618572323342042009-09-05T11:01:47.610-05:002009-09-05T11:01:47.610-05:00Chris-
Uh, oh, HIPAA violation
Not. This was co...Chris-<br /><br /><i>Uh, oh, HIPAA violation</i><br /><br />Not. This was common knowledge reported in the news (see the link I referenced).<br /><br />Keith - <br /><br /><i>As I mentioned in an earlier post, Medicare spends 5% on managemnt and administration vs 20-30% for private insurers.</i><br /><br />Cost savings? Maybe, <a href="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/07/DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60869271925171635422009-09-05T10:19:42.851-05:002009-09-05T10:19:42.851-05:00Wes,
And while we maintain a bed for the presiden...Wes,<br /><br />And while we maintain a bed for the president on standby, which is more wasteful; paying an insurance company CEO hauling in 20 mil a year or having this room sitting empty 365 days a year? Your example shows again that waste is identifiable in both systems and often most egregious at the upper levels of management. This applies to both goverment management and corporate Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23779879455881142482009-09-05T09:41:06.250-05:002009-09-05T09:41:06.250-05:00In the poli sci literature, there has been an atte...In the poli sci literature, there has been an attempt to explain why South American democracies have had problems with military coups while the US has not. One book I read ripped apart a variety of theories ranging from "machismo" to command structures and concluded that it was only traditions within the US military culture that kept commanders from trying to usurp power and lower Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148369137917100380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89428049546820162252009-09-05T01:43:29.656-05:002009-09-05T01:43:29.656-05:00As a military doc, I think it is time we put this ...As a military doc, I think it is time we put this organization out of its misery. All I can say is wow, this is one messed-up, horridly inefficient dystopia and we could be spending our military medical money in a much better fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-38396339675830026682009-09-05T00:50:26.116-05:002009-09-05T00:50:26.116-05:00Hmmm, contemplative article. Good points. However...Hmmm, contemplative article. Good points. However, I think as a veteran, all that can be done to care for our military, especially in recovery of trauma and lose, horrific injuries; that an environment that is exclusively involved in the care of our soldiers should not be short changed or spread out in the multiples of others. It is the least we can do to have a place to concentrate on the Dharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464533966174994764noreply@blogger.com