tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post5027806141527151315..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Universal health care or alternativesDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-11080752527258515942008-05-05T12:49:00.000-06:002008-05-05T12:49:00.000-06:00People will pay for different plans, but my guess ...People will pay for different plans, but my guess is that the government will not be good about offering them options. <BR/><BR/>Really ... if you think about all of this ... a lot of it seems to be restricting the choices that people can make by using guilt about the outcomes of others. <BR/><BR/>That's kind of like saying we should only have one fast food place because some people don't like Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-12132791789506256322008-04-14T17:14:00.000-06:002008-04-14T17:14:00.000-06:00Dr. Tufte said that a plan that tries to solve eve...Dr. Tufte said that a plan that tries to solve everyone’s problems does not work. People have different problems than their neighbors there for there is a market for many plans. People will pay for different plans.carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176187104000148384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-15422140681149872372008-04-13T12:29:00.000-06:002008-04-13T12:29:00.000-06:00Dr. Tufte,I agree with you in the part of, "health...Dr. Tufte,<BR/>I agree with you in the part of, "health insurance is not a product that everyone would buy if they didn't have to." Health care is a luxury not a necessity. I think that too many people view healthcare as a right that they must have, when in fact nowhere in the constitution does it talk about healthcare for everyone.<BR/><BR/>If you look back fifty years ago healthcare and Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091219498842177845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-54620937616923098382008-03-08T18:09:00.000-07:002008-03-08T18:09:00.000-07:00Dr. Tufte said that “health insurance is not a pro...Dr. Tufte said that “health insurance is not a product that everyone would buy if they didn't have to.” Of course this is true! Everyone knows that no one can be turned away from an emergency room, whether U.S. citizen or not. Why waste money on health insurance when you know the government will take care of you?! The same thing goes for welfare, but that is another subject. Because people Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123732548787517799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-44012776020382531412007-10-23T14:20:00.000-06:002007-10-23T14:20:00.000-06:00I recently heard one advocate of some universal he...I recently heard one advocate of some universal health care reform say the the current market has failed. I think that the problem is not that the market has failed but that bureaucrats have regulated away the market. On of Mit Romney's problem was in lack of differing insurance plans. Insurance companies could not design different policies besides what was already regulated and allowed by the peytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741874206395715744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-9168069252648118432007-10-20T16:41:00.000-06:002007-10-20T16:41:00.000-06:00It is definitely time that the United States start...It is definitely time that the United States starts thinking about the high costs of health care in this nation, but going to a universal health care system seems like a step in the wrong direction. The costs that society would have to absorb from this type of system seem too high to justify implementing such a program. <BR/><BR/>P.S. Wow! That personal experience story was something else.Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14630022479763964801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-90682477137076365762007-10-16T11:26:00.000-06:002007-10-16T11:26:00.000-06:00-1 on Timothy for poor editing.-1 on Timothy for poor editing.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-71528760890653805622007-10-15T21:57:00.000-06:002007-10-15T21:57:00.000-06:00Non-Profit or not, I don't think a quasi-governmen...Non-Profit or not, I don't think a quasi-government/private entity could run a program like this except right into the ground. Look at what they do with all the other programs they get their sticky fingers on such as Social Security...demand or not, I don't feel that they would be successful. And what about the cost of such a program?Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260760414096052680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-48530935286579291742007-10-14T17:38:00.000-06:002007-10-14T17:38:00.000-06:00This plan does have a major flaw that Dr. Tufte po...This plan does have a major flaw that Dr. Tufte pointed out. Healthy families and young adults would not purchase this healthcare because it may not be worth the cost to them. This is why the insurance would still be expensive. If the majority of the buyers will be using the insurance frequently, the price of it will have to rise.Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805423164414585803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-11364721203558492822007-10-11T22:55:00.000-06:002007-10-11T22:55:00.000-06:00This is a very difficult problem. I am quite frus...This is a very difficult problem. I am quite frustrated to think that I am paying for others to receive medical services. Being self employed I pay for my own health insurance. It is a large portion of my monthly bills. I try hard to stay healthy and will avoid going to see a doctor at all reasonable cost. I probably average one hospital visit per year, and that is only because you can't Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990966110688068920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-10033664026381405162007-10-10T13:25:00.000-06:002007-10-10T13:25:00.000-06:00Ooh, more than I needed to know.I had not heard ab...Ooh, more than I needed to know.<BR/><BR/>I had not heard about this proposal. I find it intriguing and sensible.<BR/><BR/>However, I don't think it gets around the problem that health insurance is not a product that everyone would buy if they didn't have to.<BR/><BR/>A related issue is the experience in Massachusetts with Romney's insurance scheme. They had 600,000 people who shopped for and Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-61823015510668061662007-10-09T22:08:00.000-06:002007-10-09T22:08:00.000-06:00We currently have a policy for those who do not ha...We currently have a policy for those who do not have health care and/or cannot pay for health care. Right now, if you walk into an Emergency Room and don't have any money (or a passport, visa, or SSN for that matter) they have to treat you. In fact they have to give you the full extent of quality care that they would give you if you had insurance and could pay for it.<BR/><BR/>Universal health Travis Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163797443677025832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-78791045466088916952007-09-30T09:13:00.000-06:002007-09-30T09:13:00.000-06:00The mention of Universal Healthcare sends shivers ...The mention of Universal Healthcare sends shivers down my back. I have heard and read so many things about implementing a universal healthcare system and how it will be detrimental to the market of healthcare. I envision long lines, less qualified doctors or physicians, and lots of paperwork before individuals ever get the care they need. <BR/>This system appeared to be different in that it Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010253463144367481noreply@blogger.com