Comments on: Covering The Uninsured: Springing A Leak In The “Cost Shifting Hydraulic” http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/ The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:42 -0500 hourly 1 By: Cost Shifting: Weakest of All Arguments for Expanding Insurance | statehousecall.rave-staging.com http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/comment-page-1/#comment-29544 Cost Shifting: Weakest of All Arguments for Expanding Insurance | statehousecall.rave-staging.com Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:53:09 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/#comment-29544 [...] of the American Enterprise Institute responds to a study by Jack Hadley et al, which finds that cost shifting is financing a relatively small amount of uncompensated care and has only a very small impact on the level of private insurance [...] [...] of the American Enterprise Institute responds to a study by Jack Hadley et al, which finds that cost shifting is financing a relatively small amount of uncompensated care and has only a very small impact on the level of private insurance [...]

]]> By: chrishna http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/comment-page-1/#comment-23439 chrishna Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:16:17 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/#comment-23439 I have suspected that the uninsured were scapegoats for flawed and grossly inefficient health care system and now I am confirmed. I hope anyone who believes in blaming the uninsured for high-medical cost, might consider the fact that the uninsured are charged twice as much as insurance companies for the very same procedures, because most doctors and hospitals will not adjust the inflated price. Maybe if the uninsured were charged a fair price, they would be more likely to pay. I have suspected that the uninsured were scapegoats for flawed and grossly inefficient health care system and now I am confirmed.

I hope anyone who believes in blaming the uninsured for high-medical cost, might consider the fact that the uninsured are charged twice as much as insurance companies for the very same procedures, because most doctors and hospitals will not adjust the inflated price. Maybe if the uninsured were charged a fair price, they would be more likely to pay.

]]> By: RobertBurney http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/comment-page-1/#comment-23337 RobertBurney Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:36:03 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/#comment-23337 Even as Medicare did not affect mortality of the elderly, so too, health insurance for the uninsured will not affect mortality of the U.S. population. Mortality and other traditional measures of "health" are more responsive to air/water quality, food safety, and personal habits. If we want to measure the effects of our investment in healthcare, we should focus on metrics related to individual healthcare services, per se. Even as Medicare did not affect mortality of the elderly, so too, health insurance for the uninsured will not affect mortality of the U.S. population. Mortality and other traditional measures of “health” are more responsive to air/water quality, food safety, and personal habits. If we want to measure the effects of our investment in healthcare, we should focus on metrics related to individual healthcare services, per se.

]]> By: Health Care Tips » Blog Archive » Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/comment-page-1/#comment-23313 Health Care Tips » Blog Archive » Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:20:02 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/#comment-23313 [...] Miller on the Health Affairs Blog discusses a new paper that estimates the cost of covering the uninsured (here), saying that [...] [...] Miller on the Health Affairs Blog discusses a new paper that estimates the cost of covering the uninsured (here), saying that [...]

]]> By:   Health,Medical,Uncategorized | Health Buzz: MMR Vaccine and Autism, and Other Health News — Recycle Email http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/comment-page-1/#comment-23287   Health,Medical,Uncategorized | Health Buzz: MMR Vaccine and Autism, and Other Health News — Recycle Email Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:58:58 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/04/covering-the-uninsured-springing-a-leak-in-the-cost-shifting-hydraulic/#comment-23287 [...] Covering The Uninsured: Springing A Leak In The “Cost Shifting … By Thomas Miller Editor’s Note: This post by Tom Miller of the American Enterprise Institute appears in tandem with last week’s publication on the Health Affairs Web site of an article by Jack Hadley of George Mason University, John Holahan of the Urban … Health Affairs Blog - http://healthaffairs.org/blog [...] [...] Covering The Uninsured: Springing A Leak In The “Cost Shifting … By Thomas Miller Editor’s Note: This post by Tom Miller of the American Enterprise Institute appears in tandem with last week’s publication on the Health Affairs Web site of an article by Jack Hadley of George Mason University, John Holahan of the Urban … Health Affairs Blog – http://healthaffairs.org/blog [...]

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