"過多的醫療訴訟和醫療賠償才是美國醫療費用高漲的最重要的原因"
Could you please provide proof that malpractice lawsuit is the most important factor? I found it interesting you neglected to mention the high cost of doing insurance paperwork as an important factor.
"他的改革其實是鼓勵美國人放棄對健康生活方式的追求,是鼓勵美國人變的更懶惰"
Your assumption is that once given health insurance, those currently without would switch from a healthy lifestyle to one that is abusive of their bodies, could you provide data to support that?
The US healthcare system is the best in the world for those who can afford it, but that also came as the expense of neglecting the needs of millions. To me, that is immoral.
鍋爐爺爺: "美國醫療體制的根本問題是成本居高不下,百姓根本無法負擔如此龐大的支出。
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I thought lower the cost is the whole point of the reform?
No. The main purpose of the healthcare reform is to expand coverage - insure the 32 million uninsured poor people. Lowering the cost is just a lie. When a doctor prescribes a flu patient with 200 different kind of lab tests, the cost is out of control. However, the doctor must do so in order to avoid medical malpractice law suits. This in one of the major reasons of high medical costs (defensive medicine). The so called "healthcare reform bill" does not address this issue at all.
The main problems of American medical healthcare are: First, American physicians' charge are too much. We know, their incomes are the highest in the world. Second, Hospitalization charge also too much. Patients, or even the insurance groups cannot afford to pay such expense. Third, Medicines are too costly. Fourth, medical Insurance company's premiums are too high. There are still many others.
Anyway, American health care system has gone down to an irretreivable situation that needs a total renovation. Unfortunately, American politics, together with the interest groups block the way for the sake of selfishness and greediness.
Frankly speaking, for the existing situations of American healthcare, any reforms is futile, because it is too late and too much involvement.
It needs an overall revolution!
解濱: No. The main purpose of the healthcare reform is to expand coverage - insure the 32 million uninsured poor people. Lowering the cost is just a lie
Expanding coverage is the short term goal, reining in cost (or at least slowing growth of cost) is long term.
I don't doubt malpractice lawsuits are major problems and I think there needs to be some kind of reform on that. However, there is no evidence that this is THE most important factor of high healthcare cost