It seems to me that there are two points that define the solution to the health care discussion. First, insurance rates decrease as the size of the insured pool increases. At the limit the lowest rates result when there is a single entity that insures everyone. So a single payer system is the solution. Second, profit for the insurance entity increases as the amount of money spent on care decreases. In order to maximize care the entity needs to be non-profit. I suppose that one could debate whether the entity should be the federal government, but considering that the government has a mechanism for collecting money, and a large health insurance agency in place, the government seems like the logical choice.
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It seems to me that there are two points that define the solution to the health care discussion.
First, insurance rates decrease as the size of the insured pool increases. At the limit the lowest rates result when there is a single entity that insures everyone. So a single payer system is the solution.
Second, profit for the insurance entity increases as the amount of money spent on care decreases. In order to maximize care the entity needs to be non-profit.
I suppose that one could debate whether the entity should be the federal government, but considering that the government has a mechanism for collecting money, and a large health insurance agency in place, the government seems like the logical choice.
March 10, 2010 at 10:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )