I'm going to ask every reader of Reasonable Conversation to give this podcast from the Incidental Economist a thoughtful listen. You'll hear Dr. Aaron Carroll, and Austin Frakt discussing the quality of the health care in the United States. What you won't hear is a specific policy being pitched. Just a very good, very informative discussion on how quality is measured in the US with regard to healthcare and how the US does compared to other G8/OECD Countries.
I especially ask those who typically disagree with my belief that the healthcare system in the US is not producing good quality results, especially given what we pay for it. I found this compelling because its a bit of a reset. Its not wonky in the least, and I think paints a very fair minded, rational picture of where we are today.
You can listen to this podcast right here: LISTEN
Its about 22 minutes long.
You can read both Dr. Carroll's and Frakt posts daily at: http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/
A little too much football to spend the time right now Bill. However, we are not the healthiest people due to bad diet and lack of exercise. I do believe that if you HAVE GOOD INSURANCE, it is the best
ReplyDeleteI'd need to see some evidence that showed a strong enough correlation between a lack of exercise and poor performance in health care quality/outcomes to buy that one.
ReplyDeleteCheck this out regarding obesity/effect on hc...
http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/the-blame-du-jour/
Whether its Govt funded or insurance based, I think, when two parties spend a third parties money, its not always the most efficient.
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