I don't think any seasoned health economist believes that if you lower malpractice [settlements], it's going to cut down on defensive medicine. |
It's a sad thing, but when I go to international conferences, there's no question the U.S. health system is the bogeyman everywhere. |
It's like a roulette wheel you bet on in Las Vegas. It's an agonizing decision. |
Massachusetts is the first state in America to reach full adulthood. The rest of America is still in adolescence. |
Price (in the Swiss system) doesn't matter, because it's set by these negotiations. |
There's much less here than meets the ear. It's just a step in the direction that they want to go, which is to have a general shift of financial responsibility for people's lives away from institutions, be it employers or government, onto the shoulders of people themselves. |
You have to ask what is it in America that makes people sick. |