tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134773116829201706.post2810126196555461876..comments2009-09-25T13:31:47.348-05:00Comments on Better Healthcare: HEALTHCARE REFORM: ARE WE LOOKING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?Alexander Saiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09832826946752612645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134773116829201706.post-33739022595959783332009-09-25T13:31:47.348-05:002009-09-25T13:31:47.348-05:00Martha,
Thank you for your comment. I agree that ...Martha,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. I agree that there is a danger of the “health score” being used by insurance companies to base their premiums off of it for individual plans. But even then it would probably be better than the current denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions. And if you score improves, which largely depends on patient’s choices, you can, hopefully, expect lower premiums. In a single-payer system the “health score” shouldn’t matter for your pocket at all, but help implement the pay-for-performance model for care providers.<br /><br />Yes, I would like to learn more about healthcare in Korea. I know New Zealand’s pretty well having lived there for quite some time.Alexander Saiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09832826946752612645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134773116829201706.post-52474472540079431952009-09-23T21:09:50.785-05:002009-09-23T21:09:50.785-05:00Hi^^/// Alexander.
In my sight, US' healthcare...Hi^^/// Alexander.<br />In my sight, US' healthcare system look like good for some riches. If the us government carry out the national healthcare system, they need so much money to organize the system.<br />However, I think, developing the healthcare score is not good. Because usually this score is used at insuarance companies. And government is not a profit-making organization. The score's intention is grading people. The national healthcare system's object is maintaining and supervising medical industry and providing medical service to peolpe at no cost or least expense.<br />Frankly speaking, I'm an asthmatic so I always get a cold or flu at cold days. If I get a cold of flu, I just go to the clinic and meet my attending physician not GP, he is a respiratory disease specialist. Not required the appointment. Just go to the clinic and wait some minutes. And than, my attending physician diagnose and give me my prescription.<br />All required time is at least a half hour and expense is $4 or $5. $2 is my prescription fee and the rest is my medicine. What do you think about that? It is not my case. This expense is a normal medical expense at Korea.<br />If you want to know about Korea's national healthcare system, don't hesitate to contact me. Bye^^///Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991534292771265342noreply@blogger.com