As an advocate for better healthcare, I think it would be wise to QUESTION our heavy dependence on drugs rather than just negotiate lower prices.
Our healthcare system seems overly dominated by insurance companies rather than doctors. And why are Naturopaths, Homeopaths, and Oriental medicine practitioners not included in coverage?
You write: "...a single insurance company...can negotiate for all 330,000,000 of us."
Wait, there's more. The larger the risk pool (in our case, 330 million covered individuals), the more stable and predictable the overall medical costs — making the system increasingly manageable and efficient. Only universal coverage maximizes this advantage.
As an advocate for better healthcare, I think it would be wise to QUESTION our heavy dependence on drugs rather than just negotiate lower prices.
Our healthcare system seems overly dominated by insurance companies rather than doctors. And why are Naturopaths, Homeopaths, and Oriental medicine practitioners not included in coverage?
"...why are Naturopaths, Homeopaths, and Oriental medicine practitioners not included in coverage?" Because sociopaths are in charge.
You write: "...a single insurance company...can negotiate for all 330,000,000 of us."
Wait, there's more. The larger the risk pool (in our case, 330 million covered individuals), the more stable and predictable the overall medical costs — making the system increasingly manageable and efficient. Only universal coverage maximizes this advantage.
Yo are exactly right, Ira!!!