tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post6914366848881227196..comments2024-02-11T06:57:23.174-05:00Comments on SchansBlog: what do education and health care have in common?Eric Schansberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-43186644329004830172009-01-09T12:55:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:55:00.000-05:00different (HSA's still involve govt involvement vs...different (HSA's still involve govt involvement vs. privatization of SS), but a similar angle (further along the market-based vs. govt spectrum)Eric Schansberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-72437543734635784362009-01-09T11:19:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:19:00.000-05:00So moving towards Health Savings Accounts (vs. ful...So moving towards Health Savings Accounts (vs. full coverage) could be on par with privatizing some or part of Soc Security to get gov't out of those businesses?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202263969687232182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-73999727670612895742009-01-09T10:27:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:27:00.000-05:00In a perfect world, most of the problem goes away ...In a perfect world, most of the problem goes away by getting rid of the subsidy for purchasing health care-- and getting rid of various govt intrusions into health care. <BR/><BR/>On the former: Practically, it would be difficult to take away from a subsidy enjoyed by so many people. (See also: the home mortgage interest subsidy.) So, the second-best is to subsidize everyone and let the market continue to take us toward catastrophic coverage (as fuller coverage becomes more and more expensive).Eric Schansberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-41111665029845426332009-01-09T09:48:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:48:00.000-05:00I have often thought that employers should not be ...I have often thought that employers should not be in the health care provision business, no matter how well it may benefit their employees. Let people buy their own health insurance I say, and watch the competition begin.<BR/><BR/>So how do we get that ball rolling? <BR/>Or is that the 'million-dollar question'?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202263969687232182noreply@blogger.com