http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-care-vs-the-rest-of-the-economy/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 02:53:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-care-vs-the-rest-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-42454 Devon Herrick Fri, 08 May 2009 20:46:05 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3306#comment-42454 It’s interesting how Medicare and Medicaid are often touted as having such low overhead compared to private insurers. However, if you add in all the fraudulent, inappropriate or wasteful claims, both programs suffer by comparison. It’s interesting how Medicare and Medicaid are often touted as having such low overhead compared to private insurers. However, if you add in all the fraudulent, inappropriate or wasteful claims, both programs suffer by comparison.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-care-vs-the-rest-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-42451 Ken Fri, 08 May 2009 20:28:39 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3306#comment-42451 Jim, very good post. Jim, very good post.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-care-vs-the-rest-of-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-42444 Linda Gorman Fri, 08 May 2009 14:16:21 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3306#comment-42444 Wouldn't it be more exact to say "now look at government run health care"? The private health care sector knows what it paid, for what, to whom. The public sector hasn't a clue--in many cases it can't even tell if it owes someone benefits or not. Wouldn’t it be more exact to say “now look at government run health care”? The private health care sector knows what it paid, for what, to whom. The public sector hasn’t a clue–in many cases it can’t even tell if it owes someone benefits or not.

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