http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-different-way-of-paying-for-medical-care/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Wed, 16 May 2012 20:29:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-different-way-of-paying-for-medical-care/comment-page-1/#comment-67976 Sal S. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:52:26 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11440#comment-67976 Would this plan still be viable in a place other than Shavertown,Pa, where the average income is well below the $35000 that it is in Shavertown? Would the insurance company be as ready to donate the extra nurse help? Would this plan still be viable in a place other than Shavertown,Pa, where the average income is well below the $35000 that it is in Shavertown? Would the insurance company be as ready to donate the extra nurse help?

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-different-way-of-paying-for-medical-care/comment-page-1/#comment-67816 Stephen C. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:31:32 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11440#comment-67816 I agree with Joe. This would be much better if it were the doctors who repackage and reprice rather than the third party payer. I agree with Joe. This would be much better if it were the doctors who repackage and reprice rather than the third party payer.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-different-way-of-paying-for-medical-care/comment-page-1/#comment-67806 Joe S. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:41:22 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11440#comment-67806 Doctors could and would do this sort of repackaging and repricing on their own if it were not for the third party payment system. Doctors could and would do this sort of repackaging and repricing on their own if it were not for the third party payment system.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-different-way-of-paying-for-medical-care/comment-page-1/#comment-67786 Devon Herrick Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:10:05 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11440#comment-67786 As we've said before, where excellence exists, it's often the results of a few dedicated individuals. Geisinger is a good example of this. If hospitals were forced to compete on price and quality, organizations like Geisinger would win. Geisinger has an incentive to look for ways to improve efficiency because it not only is a hospital system; it is also the insurer that is at risk for costly-to-treat episodes of the lives it covers. As we’ve said before, where excellence exists, it’s often the results of a few dedicated individuals. Geisinger is a good example of this. If hospitals were forced to compete on price and quality, organizations like Geisinger would win. Geisinger has an incentive to look for ways to improve efficiency because it not only is a hospital system; it is also the insurer that is at risk for costly-to-treat episodes of the lives it covers.

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