Healthcare

Back on my latest I'm-going-to-be-blogging-about-healthcare post, reader Seth makes a few points in the comments. Here's the first one: Making healthcare cheaper by saving money on billing data, etc. is saving money on clerks and bookkeepers. Whether the amount is large or small, it has no effect on the amount of healthcare provided (except perhaps by doctors who do their own … [Read more...] about A Couple More Thoughts About Healthcare

Last August, I boldly announced that I would begin blogging more about healthcare.  Like most such announcements here, it didn't work out. I had figured the big story for the next administration would be healthcare, but just days later the economy blew up. The story of the Obama administration is turning back toward healthcare now, and I'd still like to learn about … [Read more...] about Healthcare Still to Come…

Hey everybody! I've got a plan that will provide high-speed broadband service to every American! Wanna hear it? It's simple: Just have Congress pass a law forcing every American to buy high-speed broadband service! I'm kidding, but these people aren't: WASHINGTON - The health insurance industry says it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept … [Read more...] about Solving the Healthcare Crisis at Gunpoint

I'm not really going to send this, but... NAME OF HOSPITAL REDACTEDAttn: Billing Department Dear Sir or Madam, Earlier this year, a family member made several visits to your fine hospital. The treatment was excellant, and we are glad to have such a fine medical resource located so conveniently. Shortly thereafter, however, we started receiving bills for those visits. Then … [Read more...] about Open Letter to a Hospital

Given all that they ask of other people, the venality of the organ transplant business amazes me. I've already complained about their willingness to pay everyone involved in a transplant operation except the person who actually has the organ to be transplanted. To the surprise of nobody who understands economics, there's an organ shortage. Here in Illinois they've decided to … [Read more...] about Fibbing to Organ Donors