tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post5610684575059520721..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Why US Healthcare Is ExpensiveDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-52717809530541209992009-06-14T08:23:35.639-05:002009-06-14T08:23:35.639-05:00I agree with you on one thing here there is too mu...I agree with you on one thing here there is too much and excessiveness in the system. In Chicago there are way too much hospitals. Are there E.g. 4 hospitals with heart transplant in Chicagoland Loyola, Rush, UCMC and northwestern why ? Isn't that too much and thus leads to less specialization. But here in the US we want everything and we want it now and we are not willing to wait for it nor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81275117775149540492009-06-13T18:04:59.960-05:002009-06-13T18:04:59.960-05:00Our society treats primarily and doesnt prevent. T...Our society treats primarily and doesnt prevent. The financial crisis was preventable. Nobody came forward. In Talebs book, Black Swan, he talks about the fact that prevention is not glamorous or quantifiable. Treatment is.Prevention is looking forward. Treatment is a reaction to lack of treatment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-87798100080278846992009-06-13T14:07:13.801-05:002009-06-13T14:07:13.801-05:00They will pretend to pay - We will pretend to trea...<a href="http://easyopinionsoutlink.blogspot.com/2009/01/healthcare-they-will-pretend-to-pay-we.html" rel="nofollow"><br />They will pretend to pay - We will pretend to treat</a><br /> <br />The people of the Soviet Union had a slogan about their government jobs. "They pretend to pay us, and we pretend to work". That is what is coming in health care. There is no free lunch. When the Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.com