tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post513470447959173809..comments2023-08-24T00:28:08.108-07:00Comments on Why is American health care so expensive?: The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) on the chopping blockJanice Boughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02321947802871503562noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-73182117487879492932017-01-23T13:25:49.349-08:002017-01-23T13:25:49.349-08:00Totally agree, and woke up thinking about writing ...Totally agree, and woke up thinking about writing something about this. Insurance makes sense for paying for unexpected bad events, but for everyday expenses...? Archaic and inefficient.Janice Boughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321947802871503562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-23602964473812739222017-01-23T09:29:31.597-08:002017-01-23T09:29:31.597-08:00A few things in general: we have a big, leaky buck...A few things in general: we have a big, leaky bucket in this country of high medical expenses and low outcomes compared with other major countries ... we need real medical reform before insurance reform before we even think about single payor, including money for prevention.<br /><br />Second, we have a huge infrastructure of fee for service claims paying with lots of efforts by providers gaming the system ......is there a simple way to get funds to providers? Insurance as financial indemnity is a bit archaic anyway, isn't it?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com