Comments on: One Area Where Health Costs are Dropping http://healthblog.ncpa.org/one-area-where-health-costs-are-dropping/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 23:32:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kartik http://healthblog.ncpa.org/one-area-where-health-costs-are-dropping/comment-page-1/#comment-94680 Kartik Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:48:18 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3940#comment-94680 All the more reason to encourage consumer driven approaches. Insurance should ONLY be for major events, like cancer treatment and transplants. It makes NO sense that insurance companies or the government pay for both routine expenses as well as major treatments - no wonder it's so expensive!! Allow for competition on the basis of price and quality! HSAs allow people to save up money for routine expenses. Michael Moore is a pain, I have no respect for him. In SICKO, he never goes in depth at WHY costs are high - and that too much third party involvement and this entitlement mentality. Here's my theory, instead of wasting his time promoting failed systems (I live in Canada, we have good doctors but our system is an overbloated mess too), he could've spent some of his money (which he has A LOT OF) to help those who couldn't afford the very expensive procedures. All the more reason to encourage consumer driven approaches. Insurance should ONLY be for major events, like cancer treatment and transplants. It makes NO sense that insurance companies or the government pay for both routine expenses as well as major treatments – no wonder it’s so expensive!! Allow for competition on the basis of price and quality! HSAs allow people to save up money for routine expenses.

Michael Moore is a pain, I have no respect for him. In SICKO, he never goes in depth at WHY costs are high – and that too much third party involvement and this entitlement mentality. Here’s my theory, instead of wasting his time promoting failed systems (I live in Canada, we have good doctors but our system is an overbloated mess too), he could’ve spent some of his money (which he has A LOT OF) to help those who couldn’t afford the very expensive procedures.

]]> By: Ron Greiner http://healthblog.ncpa.org/one-area-where-health-costs-are-dropping/comment-page-1/#comment-43317 Ron Greiner Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:03:22 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3940#comment-43317 Our HSA is a PPO with up to 5 different networks in any one zip code. We strive in giving the consumers the most HSA choices. Of course we also have an HSA with no network too. Consumers need more options, more choices, more freedom. Greg, don't forget that we do customer service on HSAs that are over 12 years old. That other company, Golden Rule, didn't enroll the first MSA as some uninformed people have reported. Our HSA is a PPO with up to 5 different networks in any one zip code. We strive in giving the consumers the most HSA choices. Of course we also have an HSA with no network too. Consumers need more options, more choices, more freedom.

Greg, don’t forget that we do customer service on HSAs that are over 12 years old. That other company, Golden Rule, didn’t enroll the first MSA as some uninformed people have reported.

]]> By: Joe S. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/one-area-where-health-costs-are-dropping/comment-page-1/#comment-43313 Joe S. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:44:27 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3940#comment-43313 Greg, are you surprised that Congress is not paying a bit of attention to these results? Greg, are you surprised that Congress is not paying a bit of attention to these results?

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