tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923729.post114675761148448309..comments2023-09-05T08:34:20.322-04:00Comments on susan the bruce: The Envy of AllUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923729.post-1147720492795351482006-05-15T15:14:00.000-04:002006-05-15T15:14:00.000-04:00I think accessing health care in the US is a major...I think accessing health care in the US is a major problem. I also think it is time to discuss the use of intermediate levels of medical care. For instance the use of mid-wives, Physician Assistants and Nurse practitionaires ought to be expanded. Does everyone need to see a bona-fide doctor each time they need care? <BR/><BR/>Instead of large medical centers with expensive internal infrastructures, smaller, more localized treatment centers should be used. If the supply of medical centers is expanded and if we really believe in market forces regulating prices the cost of medical care should decrease. <BR/>But people still need access. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps people could buy a medical card at Wal-mart like they buy telephone cards. They could then "buy" medical time and accumulate it on a card. When it comes time to see a doctor, Mid-wife or a PA, a person can enter a small local treatment center, insert the card in a machine to decrement the cost of the vist or cost of a pharmaseutical from the card. It would be a pay as you go system. I know these ideas sound wild and outlandish for universal medical care but I don't see anyone else proposing a simple, or cost effective method to cover everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com