Comments on Donkeylicious: Improved Health Insurance Reform Flowchart

Given the right market structures, the experience ...

2012-02-06T02:11:06.651-08:00

Given the right market structures, the experience of the last thirty years is that regulations can be undermined and eventually eliminated over time.

So we are establishing a system where there is a s...

2012-02-06T01:23:18.708-08:00

So we are establishing a system where there is a strong mutual self-interest of insurance companies to ramp up the numbers of people who receive the government subsidy to use to choose between available premiums, as well as the strong mutual self-interest in undermining the regulation of policies in those markets.

The other point I wanted to drive home is that the...

2012-02-02T05:35:45.733-08:00

The other point I wanted to drive home is that the Public Option will only affect a small number of people. It's not even available if you have employer-provided insurance.

After Mr. Walberg was announced (by a Chelsea busi...

2012-02-01T18:35:21.366-08:00

After Mr. Walberg was announced (by a Chelsea businessman and Beatles tribute band member ["Paul"]), a surreal moment occurred when he suggested the group say the Pledge of Allegiance but then realized there were no flags in the empty building.

Given the right market structures, the experience ...

2012-01-25T10:22:29.208-08:00

Given the right market structures, the experience of the last thirty years is that regulations can be undermined and eventually eliminated over time.

You'll benefit your brain and your appetite. B...

2012-01-25T10:01:57.247-08:00

You'll benefit your brain and your appetite. But you make a good point, American meals rarely contain curry. That's why supplements that contain extracts are suddenly quite popular. In fact, there are numerous turmeric/curcumin supplements on the market today.

Several commenters have helped me find more accura...

2012-01-25T08:20:33.757-08:00

Several commenters have helped me find more accurate statistics on the number of Americans with employer-provided insurance, as well as on the income of those who have individual insurance.

So we are establishing a system where there is a s...

2012-01-25T02:40:38.271-08:00

Provide a publicly administered choice in the exch...

2012-01-25T02:37:44.823-08:00

Provide a publicly administered choice in the exchanges, and the elasticity of demand for corporate health insurance as a whole rises dramatically.

People scan instead of reading, and when I look at...

2012-01-25T02:04:26.406-08:00

People scan instead of reading, and when I look at "Employer provided Insurance: yes--->" the first thing I see is scary, bolded words like "Ban, Ban, Cap, Require", so my immediate reaction is not positive.

If we establish an individual mandate with governm...

2012-01-25T01:49:42.919-08:00

If we establish an individual mandate with government subsidized health insurance premiums restricted to for-profit corporations, those corporations have a strong incentive to get all the people qualifying for the subsidy into the system.

The second is that you are assuming a static outco...

2012-01-17T23:28:55.463-08:00

The second is that you are assuming a static outcome, rather than a dynamic one.

Those employees who are particularly purpose-drive...

2012-01-16T02:47:22.778-08:00

Those employees who are particularly purpose-driven generally will not be satisfied with pushing the company agenda.

The health insurance companies know this ... that ...

2012-01-16T02:22:59.267-08:00

The health insurance companies know this ... that is why they are investing so much in demonizing public choice in the markets that will cover so few, and investing so little in fighting regulatory reforms.

They can, however, be motivated by what the compan...

2012-01-16T02:08:43.771-08:00

They can, however, be motivated by what the company does for the greater good. Choose a charity or three that are meaningful to you and your staff and brainstorm ways to support them.

It is more economical and gives higher coverage fo...

2012-01-12T22:43:48.465-08:00

It is more economical and gives higher coverage for each member of the family. In addition it provides the flexibility that any member can use any proportion of the floater. This is helpful because in most cases one individual gets seriously ill, rather than the entire family.

Health insurance is a big ball of wax — so big, in...

2012-01-09T22:18:30.526-08:00

Health insurance is a big ball of wax — so big, in fact, that many of us put it on the back burner rather than deal with it. But it's one of the most important decisions we have to make as consumers.property management las vegas

People scan instead of reading, and when I look at...

2012-01-09T21:22:54.045-08:00

If we establish an individual mandate with governm...

2012-01-05T20:47:44.065-08:00

I can't tell from the Kaiser study whether or ...

2012-01-04T23:29:36.181-08:00

I can't tell from the Kaiser study whether or not "employer-sponsored" is just large employers or it includes small employers. B

If we establish an individual mandate with governm...

2011-10-18T09:37:35.595-07:00

Those employees who are particularly purpose-drive...

2011-10-15T09:09:27.683-07:00

Those employees who are particularly purpose-driven generally will not be satisfied with pushing the company agenda.

I think your chart is a great way to show what'...

2011-10-13T06:59:42.072-07:00

I think your chart is a great way to show what's going on with respect to insurance according to the number of people served.

A tremendous amount of the shouting has tried to c...

2011-09-28T22:55:36.136-07:00

A tremendous amount of the shouting has tried to convince people that this is "too complicated" and so we should throw up our hands and give up.

I wish them good luck with this but it seems the G...

2011-09-22T11:48:38.032-07:00

I wish them good luck with this but it seems the GOP scare about the deficit is penetrating so why not this scare tactics. I wish people would educate themselves instead of believing every piece of rhetoric that is repeated many times.