tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post7906477634627965317..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Why Your Insurance Premiums With United Healthcare Are HighDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81427441400802098022010-08-23T16:25:20.394-05:002010-08-23T16:25:20.394-05:00The insurance company is paying for public accepta...The insurance company is paying for public acceptance. They know, though they hide the fact from their clients, that carrying insurance is almost everywhere and always stupid behavior. Less stupid, perhaps, than the physician's willingness to participate in the insurance nonsense.<br /><br />Apart from considerations of fraud and adverse selection, carrying insurance is nothing more than a jimbinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416364723697446318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-32299942267205011282010-08-23T14:46:07.873-05:002010-08-23T14:46:07.873-05:00And how to factor in the cost of life for those wh...And how to factor in the cost of life for those who die while the doc and the insurance company fight out the denial?moomaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408495126683990454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3577941925381570482010-08-23T12:10:26.801-05:002010-08-23T12:10:26.801-05:00It really doesn't even require tennis shoes. ...It really doesn't even require tennis shoes. I walk almost 5 miles a day around my office in heels.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57410750356275884352010-08-23T09:19:22.614-05:002010-08-23T09:19:22.614-05:00Makin-
As it is now, I see these as "footpat...Makin-<br /><br />As it is now, I see these as "footpaths to nowhere" (to coin an earlier political term.)<br /><br />Maybe others feel that providing these footpaths will "promote healthy lifestyles," but there are simply no data to support the efficacy of walking to save health care dollars. <br /><br />Instead, we might want to consider how many patients would have to haveDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-52849779957587250122010-08-23T08:56:16.507-05:002010-08-23T08:56:16.507-05:00If insurance companies were forced to compete acro...If insurance companies were forced to compete across state lines instead of being protected from competition by states, then such things would be irrelevant. You could choose to pay more for an insurance company that provided footpaths you will never use, or you could choose to pay less at a company that put more of its efforts towards actually insuring you.Pluripotenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185555436961257160noreply@blogger.com