tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post3732643188263408630..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Updates: Sicko, Wellmark, UIHC, Search, Prisons, BikesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-75530781217123829522007-07-16T10:29:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:29:00.000-05:00Again, you are right about the insurance companies...Again, you are right about the insurance companies. But, the Single Payer system is not the solution. Just remove the middle men and open the market to competition. If the government wants to provide a standard catastrophic policy, that would be ok. But, we need the cost containment that only the market can bring. Again, a medical service is still an economic good. There is a cost to the doctor's expertise, training, and equipment that they need to cover in addition to making a living for themselves. <BR/><BR/>As for your challenge...there are plenty of people...many of them union employees for AFSCME, PPME, etc. who insist on putting BCBS health plans as a collective bargaining item contained within contracts. So, yes many people do love their own health plans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com