The high cost of health care in America

[Guest guest]

Hi all. Everyone here knows where I stand on the prospects of health

insurance reform and a public option for those who cannot afford to buy

their own policy. In case you have forgotten, I am all in favor of it. No, I

don't think it will be perfect and Yes I am sure it will need to be changed

and improved. And, NO I am not advocating a plan like the have in the UK and

Canada.

All that aside. The high cost of health care is already here! It may

surprise you to know that people in different cities pay much more or much

less for health care than you pay. In some cities the cost is more than

twice per person than in other cities AND the quality is no better!

I came across this excellent article in the June 1, 2009, " New Yorker " about

one of those cities whose cost is totally out of control. I highly recommend

that you read this article and the follow-up article published a week later.

- June 1 " The Cost

Conundrum " <http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande?p\

rintable=true>

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande?printable=tr\

ue

- June 8 " The Cost Conundrum

Redux " <http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2009/06/atul-gawande-the-c\

ost-conundrum-redux.html>

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2009/06/atul-gawande-the-cost-con\

undrum-redux.html

No matter where you stand on the current health care debate you will find

these articles and the author's findings to be important. You may not agree

with his suggestions but his definition of the problems is really good and

clear.

Troxel

[Guest guest]

GREAT ARTICLE, VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE.  I ONLY KNOW ONE DOCTOR I GO TO

THAT FITS THE BILL, AND HE IS OLDER, BORN IN ITALY, AND NOT A BELIEVER IN ALL

THOSE TESTS, UNLESS UNDER DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES.  BOBBY

a (Bobby) Doyle Brecksville, Ohio, USA DX 05/1995 02/2000 - Gleevec

Trial/OHSU 06/2002 - Gleevec/Trisenox Trial/OHSU 06/2003 - Gleevec/Zarnestra

Trial/OHSU 04/2004 - Sprycel Trial/MDACC, CCR in 10 months #840  -   Zavie's

Zero Club 09/2006 -  out of CCR 04/29/08 - XL228 Trial/ U.of Michigan

06/02/08 - CCR ( in 4 weeks)

02/13/09 - XL trial ended due to side effects

04/13/09 - New Trial, Ariad / U. of Mich./ Dr. Talpaz

 

From: Troxel <richard.troxel@...>

Subject: [ ] The high cost of health care in America

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 6:03 PM

 

Hi all. Everyone here knows where I stand on the prospects of

health

insurance reform and a public option for those who cannot afford to buy

their own policy. In case you have forgotten, I am all in favor of it. No, I

don't think it will be perfect and Yes I am sure it will need to be changed

and improved. And, NO I am not advocating a plan like the have in the UK and

Canada.

All that aside. The high cost of health care is already here! It may

surprise you to know that people in different cities pay much more or much

less for health care than you pay. In some cities the cost is more than

twice per person than in other cities AND the quality is no better!

I came across this excellent article in the June 1, 2009, " New Yorker " about

one of those cities whose cost is totally out of control. I highly recommend

that you read this article and the follow-up article published a week later.

- June 1 " The Cost

Conundrum " <http://www.newyorke r.com/reporting/ 2009/06/01/ 090601fa_

fact_gawande? printable= true>

http://www.newyorke r.com/reporting/ 2009/06/01/ 090601fa_ fact_gawande?

printable= true

- June 8 " The Cost Conundrum

Redux " <http://www.newyorke r.com/online/ blogs/newsdesk/ 2009/06/atul-

gawande-the- cost-conundrum- redux.html>

http://www.newyorke r.com/online/ blogs/newsdesk/ 2009/06/atul- gawande-the-

cost-conundrum- redux.html

No matter where you stand on the current health care debate you will find

these articles and the author's findings to be important. You may not agree

with his suggestions but his definition of the problems is really good and

clear.

Troxel

[Guest guest]

The author of the following was on NPR recently.  He undertook a study of a

number of the healthcare systems of modern democracy, including Canada, England,

France, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan.  Taiwan fifteen years ago was about the

150th largest economy.  It is now the 25th or something like that, and both

liberals AND conservatives decided that a first-class economy owed its citizens

a first-class healthcare.  (Boggles the mind, doesn't it?)

 

Each system has problems, but our problems is we have engrafted all the problems

of the systems without many of the benefits, and we do it wasfefully at

tremendous cost.

http://www.amazon.com/Healing-America-Global-Better-Cheaper/dp/1594202346

From: Troxel <richard.troxel@...>

Subject: [ ] The high cost of health care in America

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 5:03 PM

 

Hi all. Everyone here knows where I stand on the prospects of health

insurance reform and a public option for those who cannot afford to buy

their own policy. In case you have forgotten, I am all in favor of it. No, I

don't think it will be perfect and Yes I am sure it will need to be changed

and improved. And, NO I am not advocating a plan like the have in the UK and

Canada.

All that aside. The high cost of health care is already here! It may

surprise you to know that people in different cities pay much more or much

less for health care than you pay. In some cities the cost is more than

twice per person than in other cities AND the quality is no better!

I came across this excellent article in the June 1, 2009, " New Yorker " about

one of those cities whose cost is totally out of control. I highly recommend

that you read this article and the follow-up article published a week later.

- June 1 " The Cost

Conundrum " <http://www.newyorke r.com/reporting/ 2009/06/01/ 090601fa_

fact_gawande? printable= true>

http://www.newyorke r.com/reporting/ 2009/06/01/ 090601fa_ fact_gawande?

printable= true

- June 8 " The Cost Conundrum

Redux " <http://www.newyorke r.com/online/ blogs/newsdesk/ 2009/06/atul-

gawande-the- cost-conundrum- redux.html>

http://www.newyorke r.com/online/ blogs/newsdesk/ 2009/06/atul- gawande-the-

cost-conundrum- redux.html

No matter where you stand on the current health care debate you will find

these articles and the author's findings to be important. You may not agree

with his suggestions but his definition of the problems is really good and

clear.

Troxel