Comments on: How to Fix Health Care: Lasik Surgery For The Medical Debate http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:49:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ohgrx http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-948 ohgrx Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:24:29 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-948 i'm not saying that the cure is there.. i'm saying that its cheaper for the pharma company to find a treatment for those illness' rather than spending the large amount of money on finding a cure. Why would they market a cure? In order for it to be profitable they would have to charge an outrageous amount of money which no one could afford anyhow, and once the cure is out there the profit game is over... once you cure someone there is no residual income on the treatment of that disease.. i’m not saying that the cure is there.. i’m saying that its cheaper for the pharma company to find a treatment for those illness’ rather than spending the large amount of money on finding a cure.

Why would they market a cure? In order for it to be profitable they would have to charge an outrageous amount of money which no one could afford anyhow, and once the cure is out there the profit game is over… once you cure someone there is no residual income on the treatment of that disease..

]]> By: faithnotneeded http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-947 faithnotneeded Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:08:00 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-947 The government could never be as or more efficient than a private company. The government could never be as or more efficient than a private company.

]]> By: faithnotneeded http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-946 faithnotneeded Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:57:43 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-946 Once again I would point you into the direction of competing businesses releasing the cure purely to crush their competition. Sure most couldn't afford it at first, that's how all tech starts out. However it's the rich purchasing that product that funds the research needed to discover ways to make it cheaper. Once again I would point you into the direction of competing businesses releasing the cure purely to crush their competition. Sure most couldn’t afford it at first, that’s how all tech starts out. However it’s the rich purchasing that product that funds the research needed to discover ways to make it cheaper.

]]> By: ohgrx http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-945 ohgrx Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:45:58 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-945 right.. i understand how supply and demand works.. I'm simply saying that it is bad business to eliminate the residual income generated on treating an illness rather than curing it... History has shown that big business doesnt care about the well-being of the american people.. big pharma companies dont create treatments because they care about peoples lives.. they create treatments because they can then make money off those treatments... So therefor why would they have any incentive to cure.. right.. i understand how supply and demand works..

I’m simply saying that it is bad business to eliminate the residual income generated on treating an illness rather than curing it… History has shown that big business doesnt care about the well-being of the american people.. big pharma companies dont create treatments because they care about peoples lives.. they create treatments because they can then make money off those treatments… So therefor why would they have any incentive to cure..

]]> By: faithnotneeded http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-944 faithnotneeded Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:59:50 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-944 I challenge you to find an industry that runs cheaper and more efficiently due to government regulation. I challenge you to find an industry that runs cheaper and more efficiently due to government regulation.

]]> By: ohgrx http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-943 ohgrx Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:10:56 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-943 I never claimed cheaper and more efficient.. and i'm not suggesting government controlled health care... I'm suggesting government funded research, rather than big business research that only cares about profits... I've had a good conversation here, but i've got to get going. You have some good points, which I dont entirely disagree with.. but I think there has to be more than just a Free-market health industry.. Thanks for the intelligent conversation I never claimed cheaper and more efficient.. and i’m not suggesting government controlled health care… I’m suggesting government funded research, rather than big business research that only cares about profits…

I’ve had a good conversation here, but i’ve got to get going. You have some good points, which I dont entirely disagree with.. but I think there has to be more than just a Free-market health industry..

Thanks for the intelligent conversation

]]> By: faithnotneeded http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-942 faithnotneeded Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:20:27 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-942 From the standpoint of a monopoly, you're right. If there was one huge pharma company out there your logic would make sense. I don't know how many times I have to say that free market competition keeps this in check. From the standpoint of a monopoly, you’re right. If there was one huge pharma company out there your logic would make sense. I don’t know how many times I have to say that free market competition keeps this in check.

]]> By: faithnotneeded http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-941 faithnotneeded Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:49:35 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-941 Thank you, it was very stimulating. I'd love to pick up when you have the time, perhaps in a private message as not to hog the channel ;) Thank you, it was very stimulating. I’d love to pick up when you have the time, perhaps in a private message as not to hog the channel ;)

]]> By: faithnotneeded http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-940 faithnotneeded Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:53:37 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-940 I know you said you had to go, but I was looking back at our discussion and while reading this I thought of another point. The free market wouldn't help those who couldn't afford expensive health care, but there are plenty private non-for-profit organizations that would be able to assist. Just look at how much money is raised for breast cancer by NFP non-government organizations. I know you said you had to go, but I was looking back at our discussion and while reading this I thought of another point.

The free market wouldn’t help those who couldn’t afford expensive health care, but there are plenty private non-for-profit organizations that would be able to assist. Just look at how much money is raised for breast cancer by NFP non-government organizations.

]]> By: faithnotneeded http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-939 faithnotneeded Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:40:32 +0000 http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/how-to-fix-health-care-lasik-surgery-for-the-medical-debate/#comment-939 Companies that make those drugs that cause more illness than the disease get the pants sued off of them. Also, it's hard to say that they aren't justified in charging X price without knowing how much it cost them to research that particular medication. This is cost vs price, and if government were to regulate price control, Big Pharma would go bankrupt because they would have to sell the medication for less than it cost to develop it. Companies that make those drugs that cause more illness than the disease get the pants sued off of them. Also, it’s hard to say that they aren’t justified in charging X price without knowing how much it cost them to research that particular medication. This is cost vs price, and if government were to regulate price control, Big Pharma would go bankrupt because they would have to sell the medication for less than it cost to develop it.

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