Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Quote of the Day
On the contrary, this fair, efficiently run health care system costs roughly a third less per person that the US system - that’s right, about 1/3 less per capita – despite (or because?) everyone being on board and receiving comprehensive health care.Dr. med. Frederick B. Lacey Jr., an American doctor describing, in the WaPo how well the German health insurance system works.
That figure doesn’t come from rationing, long waits to see a doctor, or long waiting lists to get an operation, either - that doesn’t happen here. What that figure does reflect, however, is just how much waste, duplication, and gouging of consumers must be taking place in the US health care system every day.
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