tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post7914917953020598308..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Healthcare and the marketbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-44922731228029958102013-09-21T12:52:37.452+01:002013-09-21T12:52:37.452+01:00YT: An excellent summary of the US health system a...YT: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjGouBmo0M" rel="nofollow">An excellent summary</a> of the US health system and how crazy it is.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-65123138669247078982013-01-11T11:27:34.849+00:002013-01-11T11:27:34.849+00:00Guardian: US sicker than rest of rich world.Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/10/americans-sicker-die-younger" rel="nofollow">US sicker than rest of rich world</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-89806603793831304612012-07-25T21:47:27.313+01:002012-07-25T21:47:27.313+01:00How I lost my fear of universal healthcare. The st...<a href="http://ayoungmomsmusings.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/how-i-lost-my-fear-of-universal-health.html" rel="nofollow">How I lost my fear of universal healthcare</a>. The story of a conservative US mother travelling to Canada and her experiences giving birth and reflecting upon different healthcare models.<br /><br />Well written and compelling.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-87746949084318236722012-07-03T21:28:00.185+01:002012-07-03T21:28:00.185+01:00Greg Craven: Why you may as well embrace a single ...Greg Craven: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peRL2i9COCA&feature=g-all-u" rel="nofollow">Why you may as well embrace a single payer system, even if you don't like the idea</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-27636325710171700762012-04-04T20:25:50.470+01:002012-04-04T20:25:50.470+01:00CD: A very sick country. An article that begins wi...CD: <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/02-5" rel="nofollow">A very sick country</a>. An article that begins with the US healthcare system and moves on to critique the whole contemporary US political ecosystem.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-25070396536257143932011-12-05T12:42:25.167+00:002011-12-05T12:42:25.167+00:00Guardian: US healthcare system illustrated via a s...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/04/new-york-spider-us-private-healthcare" rel="nofollow">US healthcare system illustrated via a spider bite</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-82829656166171804692011-11-30T21:29:54.926+00:002011-11-30T21:29:54.926+00:00CD: Does the U.S. Have the World's Best Health...CD: <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/11/29-6" rel="nofollow">Does the U.S. Have the World's Best Health Care System? Yes, If You're Talking About the Third World</a>. A summary of a new OECD report putting the US at the bottom of the OECD for health spending vs results.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-5924383733649488292011-05-18T20:11:09.639+01:002011-05-18T20:11:09.639+01:00The government's real agenda for the NHS?
“In...<a href="http://politicalscrapbook.net/2011/05/mark-brittnell-nhs-shown-no-mercy/" rel="nofollow">The government's real agenda for the NHS</a>?<br /><br />“In future, the NHS will be a state insurance provider not a state deliverer.”<br /><br />“The NHS will be shown no mercy and the best time to take advantage of this will be in the next couple of years.”byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-37595210578640183312011-05-13T22:29:02.251+01:002011-05-13T22:29:02.251+01:00Why is US care so much more expensive? Exploding s...<a href="http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/medicals-costs-2/" rel="nofollow">Why is US care so much more expensive?</a> Exploding some myths.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-16984976190047198302011-04-22T00:50:03.214+01:002011-04-22T00:50:03.214+01:00Another interesting graphic, claiming the US spend...<a href="http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/medical-costs-1/" rel="nofollow">Another interesting graphic</a>, claiming the US spends double per capita the average of most wealthy countries and yet comes last on most measures of the care they receive.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-72779706095731413602010-02-05T12:16:40.297+00:002010-02-05T12:16:40.297+00:00The US Healthcare system might not be entirely fre...The US Healthcare system might not be entirely free market (and perhaps dropping those anti-trust laws might help things - there are worse things than a free market), but it is closer to it than any other developed nation.<br /><br />As for the thickness and gradient of the lines, that's an interesting point. I guess it probably has something to do with prevention being better (cheaper!) thanbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-31642238585691743162010-02-05T07:05:20.794+00:002010-02-05T07:05:20.794+00:00Nevertheless, it is definitely an interesting diag...Nevertheless, it is definitely an interesting diagram. One thing I got out of it is that the thicker the line, the better it's gradient. In other words, we all need to go to the doctor more often! 12 times a year sounds like a big ask!!Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-12504441628332028702010-02-05T07:02:49.669+00:002010-02-05T07:02:49.669+00:00My understanding is that health insurance in the U...My understanding is that health insurance in the US is far from "market-forces". The insurance companies have an exemption from the antitrust laws. I've no idea why (apart from lobbying obviously).Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-25306280419989835622010-02-02T11:54:23.560+00:002010-02-02T11:54:23.560+00:00Josh has picked up on this and added his own thoug...<a href="http://www.joshfurnal.com/2010/02/01/houston-we-have-a-problem/" rel="nofollow">Josh</a> has picked up on this and added his own thoughts, including sending me a link to <a href="http://www.thislife.org/Health.aspx" rel="nofollow">this show</a>, which discusses why the costs of US healthcare keep multiplying faster than most other places without improving treatment. Somewhat ironically, byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.com