tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post5454371139626847093..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: A Single-Payer Health System Is the Answer to Our Debt Woeslegalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-2701789809016383132011-09-14T02:54:40.198-05:002011-09-14T02:54:40.198-05:00To the second commenter, accountability and compet...To the second commenter, accountability and competence are big issues over here ... But they have single payer systems in France and Germany which seem to work in an accountable and competent way. are you saying that the US is inferior to the Germans and French?<br /><br />Private companies have not only a motive to produce a profit but also a legal duty to do so, moreover they have a duty to ensure that profits increase year to year. This duty is to the shareholders, not the policyholders, and every dollar that the company can avoid paying for "medical cost" enriches the bottom line. Private insurers have a legal duty to minimize payment to policyholders as much as possible, and if they can hire a call center to givr people the runaround, they'll be able to put millions of dollars back in their bottom lineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-70580815756949351922011-08-27T02:29:19.037-05:002011-08-27T02:29:19.037-05:00Yeah - that'll work. The golden answer from 2 ...Yeah - that'll work. The golden answer from 2 awful newspaper editorial boards. Removing profit will reduce cost? The government would then produce efficiency? Seriously? What historical evidence suggests the government can do anything efficiently? There's no incentive. It can't go out of business. There is no accountability. Open your minds. And the car insurance analogy...come on...people can choose not to drive. Government is not your daddy. Grow up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-14396204753216378042011-08-22T15:06:34.005-05:002011-08-22T15:06:34.005-05:00Even though it would likely mean the end of the fo...Even though it would likely mean the end of the for-profit insurance industry, I don't understand why American businesses aren't supportive of single-payer insurance. Paying for employees health insurance is most employers second biggest expense (after salaries) and it's their biggest impediment when compared to overseas businesses. If they could get rid of that expense it would make American companies more competitive globally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com