How would you reduce the price of healthcare in the US?

[Individual]

I doubt anyone would propose a 32% increase in all FIT bracket rates.

Nor have I. The tax brackets would remain the same, and the tax owed would be increased by the surtax. A 10% tax rate would grow to 13.2%, a 25% tax rate would grow to 33%.

 

[Individual]

The price would be reduced by reducing the cost of providing it.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Nor have I.

Yes you have, but call it “adding a surtax”.

The tax brackets would remain the same, and the tax owed would be increased by the surtax. A 10% tax rate would grow to 13.2%, a 25% tax rate would grow to 33%.

13.2% is 32% more than 10% and 33% is 32% more than 25%.

 

[Individual]

Yes you have, but call it “adding a surtax”.



13.2% is 32% more than 10% and 33% is 32% more than 25%.

No, the tax table rates would remain unchanged. The surtax would only apply if/when their was a budget deficit predicted by the CBO, and the surtax would be equal to the percent required to eliminate the deficit. No budget deficit, no surtax, no interest bearing debt increase.

 

[ttwtt78640]

No, the tax table rates would remain unchanged. The surtax would only apply if/when their was a budget deficit predicted by the CBO, and the surtax would be equal to the percent required to eliminate the deficit. No budget deficit, no surtax, no interest bearing debt increase.

It’s just another way to say let’s balance the annual federal “budget” by raising everyone’s FIT rates. How raising everyone’s FIT rates would lower the cost of healthcare (or anything else) was never explained.

 

[Callen]

Where is the overhead/government administrative spending shown?

 

[Individual]

It’s just another way to say let’s balance the annual federal “budget” by raising everyone’s FIT rates. How raising everyone’s FIT rates would lower the cost of healthcare (or anything else) was never explained.

It's called living within the means available.
Never said anything about lowering the cost of anything, simply focused on not passing our debts onto future generations unnecessarily.

 

[pedex]

The entire nation is the risk pool. Nothing else comes close.

And make prices published and all cash no credit. Also restore liability for drug makers no more immunity. Close the revolving door between regulation and the pharmaceutical companies and medical industry in govt.

 

[ttwtt78640]

It's called living within the means available.
Never said anything about lowering the cost of anything, simply focused on not passing our debts onto future generations unnecessarily.

That (bolded above) makes little sense in this thread:

How would you reduce the price of healthcare in the US?​

 

[Individual]

That (bolded above) makes little sense in this thread:

How would you reduce the price of healthcare in the US?​

That was done in my post #52. Other posts were in response to what was contained in the post I was responding to about taxes. A weaker dollar is not going to reduce the price of healthcare in the U.S.

We're not fixing anything at all. Maybe it's time we begin?

 

[aociswundumho]

Some UHC systems have more doctors per capita than the US.

Over 6 million Canadians can't find a family doctor.

Why is it so hard to find a family doctor?

It is hard to find a family doctor in Canada because the system can’t keep up with the demand. Learn more!

www.cma.ca

And in America, the number of doctors has been artificially restricted for decades in order to keep their salaries sky-high.

As for price controls - you think American insurance companies don't control prices? Not only that but they restrict treatment services, something that never happens in countries like Canada. We never hear "pre-existing condition" or "out of network".

Canada's system doesn't cover prescription drugs, dental, or vision. Furthermore the insane wait times in Canada are a form of restricted access.

 

[Allan]

Canada's system doesn't cover prescription drugs, dental, or vision.

For seniors and anyone under 24 years of age prescription medications are capped at $100 per year. All medications administered in a hospital are free.

Dental care is free for anyone earning less than $90k.

Vision care such as cataract surgery etc is free.

Furthermore the insane wait times in Canada are a form of restricted access.

The treatment is provided. Wait times are based on a triage system. The most needy don't have a wait time.

For example in my province a hip or knee replacement is triaged 1 - 4 based on mobility. Triage level 1 has no wait time.

A traumatic injury such as a broken hip has zero wait time.

The US also has a wait time issue with some specialties. The difference is that in Canada the treatment will be provided, and at no cost.