tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10195940.post115678659286633720..comments2023-11-03T09:56:53.836+02:00Comments on Weird thing of the day • דָּבָר מוּזָר שֶׁל הַיּוֹם: 4 'Elul 5766 * 28 August 2006: Dissertation Defense DayRupert Hippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11625972476470777797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10195940.post-1156864145665653132006-08-29T18:09:00.000+03:002006-08-29T18:09:00.000+03:00You may well be right. Though it reminds me of th...You may well be right. Though it reminds me of the HMO nightmare stories we've all heard about, where some petty or downright stupid bureaucrat withholds some needed treatment on some pathetic excuse. No matter what system is being used, bureaucrats ought to be kept out of the medical decision-making process without exception. There ought to be auditors checking things after treatment to make sure no one is bilking the system, but the policy up ought to be to cover whatever the doctor says is what the patient needs and criticize his/her judgement later. Fraudulent claims can always be prosecuted after the fact, but needless deaths cannot be undone.Rupert Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625972476470777797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10195940.post-1156804475520912322006-08-29T01:34:00.000+03:002006-08-29T01:34:00.000+03:00The poorer prognosis for free health care may not ...The poorer prognosis for free health care may not be inherent to it but a problem of regulation. Free health care may not be subject to competition, which in turn lessens selection pressures wherein patients not liking one service provider seek another. I don't see any reason why with proper quality-control measures the problem could not be fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com