All true.
And employers are sticking the costs to the employee. In the name of (and I've heard this pitch personally) "making better choices for your healthcare." Right: when I need a cervical spinal fusion (had one last August), I'm going to look around for a cheaper neurosurgeon? Oh, I could put it off right? (It was at the point I told my wife I was glad there was a fix, because I could take about 6 months of this, max, before saying my goodbyes.) (Mine was done by the head of the UK Hospital Spinal Clinic, and I walked out of the hospital the next day with no pain.) "Making better choices" is a load of manure, spread by people who know better, who know they are lying to your face and have no shame.
>>Countries like The Netherlands have a high quality of health, and spend 40% less than we do on healthcare. There's your >economics
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>More interesting observations that I have heard along this line
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>"One third of all medical procedures performed in the United States are ineffective"
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>"There tend to be more procedures performed for the working insured than the sick"
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>"Take a woman who reaches natural end of life of about 84 years of age. 90% percent of the money spent on her health care during her life time is spent during the last 3 months of her life to extend it"
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>hmm that one alone explains to me how the Netherlands can beat us
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>Also, "a large number of personal bankrupcies in this country are a result of health care costs that people can't pay because they become seriously ill."
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