CS314 - Unhealthy Numbers

[SuburbanFarmer]

Scott Dolan, Smitty, DBTrek, and others get a nice shoutout at the opening.

Listening now, I'll post my thoughts when finished.

[de officiis]

I listened to it. I thought it was kind of rambling. I don't think health care issues are Dan's forte.

[Speaker to Animals]

Has anybody ever set out a realistic projection of what it would cost to extend Medicare to the uninsured (or uninsurable)?

[SuburbanFarmer]

Has anybody ever set out a realistic projection of what it would cost to extend Medicare to the uninsured (or uninsurable)?

Well, according to Dan, it would be about half-off what we pay now..

[SuburbanFarmer]

I listened to it. I thought it was kind of rambling. I don't think health care issues are Dan's forte.

I disagree. I mean, it wasn't particularly scripted, but he had some very clear points to make.

"You don't need access to health insurance. you need healthcare."

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

It's a scandal. America sucks.

[Hwen Hoshino]

It's a scandal. America sucks.

Compared to what?

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

It's a scandal. America sucks.

Compared to what?

Every other country Dan mentioned.
(This is my summation of the podcast, not my opinion).
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publica ... erspective
That's his source--straight out of K Street.
I wondered whether "health care" included cosmetic surgery, gender reassignment, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, acupuncture, psychological services, vitamins and band aids, but I could find nothing but "raw data," in the article.
It seems Dan didn't put much thought into this podcast.

[Hwen Hoshino]

It's a scandal. America sucks.

Compared to what?

Every other country Dan mentioned.
(This is my summation of the podcast, not my opinion).
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publica ... erspective
That's his source--straight out of K Street.
I wondered whether "health care" included cosmetic surgery, gender reassignment, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, acupuncture, psychological services, vitamins and band aids, but I could find nothing but "raw data," in the article.
It seems Dan didn't put much thought into this podcast.

Healthcare is not the end all be all of what a country is.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Compared to what?

Every other country Dan mentioned.
(This is my summation of the podcast, not my opinion).
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publica ... erspective
That's his source--straight out of K Street.
I wondered whether "health care" included cosmetic surgery, gender reassignment, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, acupuncture, psychological services, vitamins and band aids, but I could find nothing but "raw data," in the article.
It seems Dan didn't put much thought into this podcast.

Healthcare is not the end all be all of what a country is.

It's only the most important service, other than food production.