lunedì 14 gennaio 2008

Becker sulla sanità USA. 7 osservazioni

Eccole.

"...international comparisons underrate American health care. This is partly because these comparisons give insufficient weight to the fact that most of the new drugs to treat major diseases originated in the US, along with many of the new surgical procedures..."

"...the US is also much more generous than other countries, such as Great Britain and France, in making expensive surgeries and drugs available to older persons through Medicare and private insurance..."

"...the American health system is decentralized and "messy", and many health evaluators prefer a single payer (i.e., government) centralized approach to health care as opposed to any market-based approach..."

"...eliminate the link between employment and the tax advantage of private health insurance..."

"...encourage the spread of Health Savings Accounts..."

"...I would greatly increase the generosity of Medicare drug coverage..."

"...medicaid should be extended to cover anyone who cannot afford such catastrophic insurance..."

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