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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
The crazy, crazy thing about the economics of the health-care industry is all of the cross-subsidization. Everything and everyone is subsidized by someone else, and they're all working the system to improve their position. It's enough to drive anyone insane.
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I think the worst thing about our health care system is that we get our health insurance through our employers. If we could change that one thing, it would be a tremendous help towards making the system better.
The other thing that would help is to mandate that you buy it, just like you have to pay taxes or register for the draft if you are male. Vouchers to buy health insurance for the working poor could be issued. Means testing for medicare is a good idea, too. Those with higher incomes could still be on Medicare, they would just have to pay a premium each month that was some amount based on income.
