Wednesday, August 5, 2009

If you really want to fix health care, here is how to do it.

This is just about the most elegant explanation of the only way to truly fix the health care cost curve:
How to fix the Health-Care "Wedge"

The patient is then separated from the transaction in the sense that costs are no longer his concern. And when the patient doesn’t care about costs, only those who want higher costs—like doctors and drug companies—care.

But, of course, the Obamabots won't have any of it -- it's not their idea of socialized medicine.

Can we have a Constitutional amendment to require politicians to take Econ 101 before they are sworn in?

And for a more lighthearted take on this solution, see Ann's piece. Gasp! Actual proposed solutions from a Republican. Bet the Obamabots didn't see that coming!