Comments on: Guest Opinion: Health care woes demand new thinking http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/29/guest-opinion-health-care-woes-demand-new-thinking/ Richmond's Homepage For Business News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: False Argument http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/29/guest-opinion-health-care-woes-demand-new-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-7974 False Argument Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:27:42 +0000 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7975#comment-7974 It is an old meme and myth to assume that consumer behavior is the reason for the growth of health care spending. Doctors place the orders not us. and behaviorall changes will account for less then 20% of all health care costs. Prevention in fact will drive up costs in the first decade. Look at the multi billion dollar diet industry for a great exampe of what doesn't work. Stop blaming patients for the profits that drug companies and medical equipment companies make. Take a very simple recent example. the HPV vaccine. WE clearly should suggest that insurnace stop covering the HPV shots for young teen girls since the ones that get the shots aren int he high risk group (immigrants without GYN care) who get cervical cancer. It costs 900 a person and there is no evidence yet that it works (30 years from now when women get cervical cancer) It is an old meme and myth to assume that consumer behavior is the reason for the growth of health care spending. Doctors place the orders not us. and behaviorall changes will account for less then 20% of all health care costs. Prevention in fact will drive up costs in the first decade.

Look at the multi billion dollar diet industry for a great exampe of what doesn’t work. Stop blaming patients for the profits that drug companies and medical equipment companies make. Take a very simple recent example. the HPV vaccine. WE clearly should suggest that insurnace stop covering the HPV shots for young teen girls since the ones that get the shots aren int he high risk group (immigrants without GYN care) who get cervical cancer.

It costs 900 a person and there is no evidence yet that it works (30 years from now when women get cervical cancer)

]]> By: Scott Burger http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/29/guest-opinion-health-care-woes-demand-new-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-7597 Scott Burger Fri, 29 May 2009 14:34:51 +0000 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7975#comment-7597 Greens prepare for the national Day of Action promoting Single-Payer national health care on May 30 http://gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=218 Greens prepare for the national Day of Action promoting Single-Payer national health care on May 30

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]]> By: Scott Burger http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/29/guest-opinion-health-care-woes-demand-new-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-7596 Scott Burger Fri, 29 May 2009 14:29:44 +0000 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7975#comment-7596 I agree with concerns about personal responsibility and rationing, but most American citizens (if properly explained the choice!), as well as the Green Party, would choose to join the rest of the world's countries with single payer, universal, national health care system. I agree with concerns about personal responsibility and rationing, but most American citizens (if properly explained the choice!), as well as the Green Party, would choose to join the rest of the world’s countries with single payer, universal, national health care system.

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