Unfortunately, someone has to pay the fees hospitals charge, or hospitals go bust. If the average person needs at least one $100,000 operation by the end of her or his life, this means that the government has to extract at least $100,000 per citizen somehow. That's a lot, even spread over a lifetime.
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It's fine to disagree with me - I welcome intelligent disagreement - but I would like to know if you have any knowledge of why hospitals are so expensive. From a broad brush perspective, it seems like they give exceptionally poor value for money. Just saying you disagree with me doesn't make it so or tell me why so I can hone my thinking.
I think it's a good idea to figure out why hospitals are so expensive - then perhaps we can design better, more cost-effective care. Is this something you would disagree with? It's surely better than President Obama's idea of restricting care close to the end of life. I would rather see care get cheaper than not allow people who need it most to receive it.
What do you think of the Minute Clinics? Have you ever tried them?
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