>On 2007-10-15 18:06:29, Vitaliy wrote:
>
>>  Are there any countries out there, that have a successful free
>>  market-based health care system?
>
>I don't think so. I think one of the reasons is that health care is by
>definition contrary to the market premises. As it is, "health" care pros
>only get paid when you're not healthy -- guess what their economic
>incentives are to make you consistently healthy?

It's interesting how many pharmaceuticals today are maintenance drugs 
you take forever, rather than drugs you take for a short period of 
time.

Also, there's one area where I think we need a return to more 
government regulation - we should go back to banning direct marketing 
of prescription drugs to consumers.

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Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
http://www.blackcatsystems.com
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