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OMG, this is an opinion piece from the NYT.. Of course the affordable care act is doomed, and the reason they haven't delivered is that they haven't been able to..As far as Price, I don't have a problem with what he's said but what he hasn't said..Not one word about monopolist pricing structures. Not one word about CON laws. Not one word about drugs that are 10, 20 or even 100x as expensive here as in other OECD nations and laws banning the arbitrage of those prices which would instantly collapse said price structure. Not one word about a system that has expanded "administrators" at 5x the rate of care-givers, all of whom you pay for. Not one word about a so-called "insurance" system that demands you pay continuing deductible amounts after the insured event happens should a calendar boundary be crossed,which is an out-and-out fraud. Not one word about a refusal to post prices and presenting you with a document demanding that you accept any bill for anything done, with no cap and no binding estimate. Not one word about charging different prices after the fact based on how you pay rather than what is done, which is not only improper it quite-arguably is felonious on its face as it constitutes a kickback (which are in many cases illegal and in all cases are taxable yet are not reported as such nor are the taxes paid.) Not one word about forcing you pay to correct errors made by the physician or, even worse, to treat infections and diseases contracted as a result of being in said hospital and inadequate sanitation.From the Market Ticker

<blockquote data-quote="grumpy" data-source="post: 241687" data-attributes="member: 5040">OMG, this is an opinion piece from the NYT.. Of course the affordable care act is doomed, and the reason they haven&#039;t delivered is that they haven&#039;t been able to..As far as Price, I don&#039;t have a problem with what he&#039;s said but what he hasn&#039;t said..Not one word about monopolist pricing structures.&nbsp; Not one word about CON laws.&nbsp; Not one word about drugs that are 10, 20 or even 100x as expensive here as in other OECD nations and laws banning the arbitrage of those prices which would instantly collapse said price structure.&nbsp; Not one word about a system that has expanded &quot;administrators&quot; at 5x the rate of care-givers, all of whom you pay for.&nbsp; Not one word about a so-called &quot;insurance&quot; system that demands you pay continuing deductible amounts after the insured event happens should a calendar boundary be crossed,which is an out-and-out fraud.&nbsp; Not one word about a refusal to post prices and presenting you with a document demanding that you accept any bill for anything done, with no cap and no binding estimate.&nbsp; Not one word about charging different prices after the fact based on how you pay rather than what is done, which is not only improper it quite-arguably is felonious on its face as it constitutes a kickback (which are in many cases illegal and in all cases are taxable yet are not reported as such nor are the taxes paid.) Not one word about forcing you pay to correct errors made by the physician or, even worse, to treat infections and diseases contracted as a result of being in said hospital and inadequate sanitation.From the Market Ticker</blockquote>

[QUOTE="grumpy, post: 241687, member: 5040"] OMG, this is an opinion piece from the NYT.. Of course the affordable care act is doomed, and the reason they haven't delivered is that they haven't been able to..As far as Price, I don't have a problem with what he's said but what he hasn't said..Not one word about monopolist pricing structures. Not one word about CON laws. Not one word about drugs that are 10, 20 or even 100x as expensive here as in other OECD nations [B]and laws banning the arbitrage of those prices which would instantly collapse said price structure[/B]. Not one word about a system that has expanded "administrators" at 5x the rate of care-givers, all of whom you pay for. Not one word about a so-called "insurance" system that demands you pay [I]continuing [/I]deductible amounts [B]after the insured event happens[/B] should a calendar boundary be crossed,which is an out-and-out fraud. Not one word about a refusal to post prices [I]and presenting you with a document demanding that you accept [B]any[/B] bill for anything done, with no cap and no binding estimate. [/I]Not one word about charging different prices [I]after the fact[/I] based on how you pay rather than what is done, which is not only improper it quite-arguably is felonious on its face as it constitutes a kickback (which are in many cases illegal [I]and in all cases are taxable yet are not reported as such nor are the taxes paid[/I].) Not one word about forcing you pay to correct [I]errors made by the physician or, even worse, to treat infections and diseases contracted as a result of being in said hospital and inadequate sanitation.From the Market Ticker[/I] [/QUOTE]

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