tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672496731205380327.post466135053282998661..comments2024-03-26T20:43:17.849-04:00Comments on freeforall--a health policy discussion: Profits and rising insurance premiumsDon Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141749812035072101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672496731205380327.post-75879507159792438412010-03-10T11:56:26.487-05:002010-03-10T11:56:26.487-05:00They are small, and Switzerland is one of the more...They are small, and Switzerland is one of the more idiosyncratic nations around. Of course advocates of health savings accounts often cite Singapore, which is a city. Your suggestion that better way to think of it is you could cover all people in all 50 states makes senseDon Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141749812035072101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672496731205380327.post-60180453474774466112010-03-09T23:10:05.849-05:002010-03-09T23:10:05.849-05:00This is a very nice, lay-language-round-up of how ...This is a very nice, lay-language-round-up of how to lower costs.<br /><br />The only example that's a bit misleading - <br /><br />"There are nations that cover everyone using private insurance (Switzerland and the Netherlands) so it is possible to use the vehicle of private insurance for universal coverage in an affordable manner."<br /><br />Tough sell. Switzerland and Netherlands have populations of 7.6 million and 16.4 million, respectively. More importantly, both are politically independent (for now) from the EU. <br /><br />Insuring 300 million people, in a politically intertwined union of states, is a different game all together. If anything, Switzerland and Netherlands example shows that it's possible to entirely cover a state with private insurance. Massachusetts is case in point - population 6.59 million, politically predictable.DeNoblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651889283806767825noreply@blogger.com