tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341197608260808827.post1694753035353797576..comments2023-05-03T03:44:05.161-06:00Comments on Time and Tide: Health CareCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17054198318242454049noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341197608260808827.post-59974426092339617272008-05-21T11:31:00.000-06:002008-05-21T11:31:00.000-06:00(nodding vigorously in agreement) -- I know the re...(nodding vigorously in agreement) -- I know the research is costly, especially the clinical trials, but something has got to give here when it comes to drug prices, at least for our seniors and children.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17054198318242454049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341197608260808827.post-65051655849279264722008-05-21T08:49:00.000-06:002008-05-21T08:49:00.000-06:00Oh-oh - don't get me started! 8~)Insurance is near...Oh-oh - don't get me started! 8~)<BR/><BR/>Insurance is nearly impossible to get or pay for, unless one works for a sizable company. We have a small business and pay $500/mo for a plan with NO office visits, NO tests, and generic drugs only. <I>This month</I> our small-problem visits and routine tests run to about $2500 on top of that.<BR/><BR/> A system -- and something private and multiple-payer, like the current auto insurance law would be OK -- overseen by the government might work. Not exactly like auto-insurance, since you can't penalize people for needing health care, the way you can and should raise rates on bad drivers.<BR/><BR/>No one is asking or expecting to get the products of innovation and research for free, but the price has GOT to be fair.Nostalgic for the Pleistocenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369449719832190810noreply@blogger.com