What do you see happening to your healthcare costs in the next few years

[scottw]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

It's really hard to get a straight answer around here. it was a pretty straight answer...what did you not understand?Does your answer mean you would like to not need insurance didn't say that, or is it some imaginary competitive price
are competitive prices imaginary?
Healthcare costs per capita in developed nations including public funds average around $5000 per year, we pay twice that of which over $4000 is public funds. So my answer of $1000 to your question is actually a total cost of $5000 one way or another. Switzerland has a competitive system (private insurance) and they come closest to our costs, but because they also have some government controls are less expensive.we have no government controls?
Here is the question in case you forgot.
How much do you guess you would have to pay for an insurance policy that paid for all the things needed for you to live a reasonable life?

so you'd like the public to give you $4000 per year for your healthcare?

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by scottw

so you'd like the public to give you $4000 per year for your healthcare?

We here in the USA currently pay more than 4K per capita for healthcare with tax dollars.
I just want our total expenditures per capita to be in the middle of comparable countries
Not 30% more than the next highest.
I think tax deductions do not count in those numbers but are also a real cost
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

I just want our total expenditures per capita to be in the middle of comparable countries

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why?

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by scottw

so you'd like the public to give you $4000 per year for your healthcare?

And you still can’t answer the question
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

And you still can’t answer the question
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I don't believe that there is some fixed monthly/yearly number that everyone should pay for their healthcare....you were asked because you seem to think that there is.....

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by scottw

I don't believe that there is some fixed monthly/yearly number that everyone should pay for their healthcare....you were asked because you seem to think that there is.....

That's because you are not old enough to need it.
Your time will come

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by scottw

I don't believe that there is some fixed monthly/yearly number that everyone should pay for their healthcare....you were asked because you seem to think that there is.....

Do you think a total free market system would produce what you want?
Would you eliminate all controls and supports?
Do you think health insurance is unnecessary?
Would healthcare providers need to be certified in any way?
Are we getting rid of lawyers also?
Would health care providers do a credit check before performing any services? "He's broke, toss him out the door"
Who would pick up the bodies?
How much do you think it would cost per capita for your idea of healthcare?

[scottw]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Do you think a total free market system would produce what you want?
Would you eliminate all controls and supports?
Do you think health insurance is unnecessary?
Would healthcare providers need to be certified in any way?
Are we getting rid of lawyers also?
Would health care providers do a credit check before performing any services? "He's broke, toss him out the door"
Who would pick up the bodies?
How much do you think it would cost per capita for your idea of healthcare?

are you and Spence drinking together today?

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by scottw

are you and Spence drinking together today?

I thought you and Detbuch were, you each keep replying to posts to the other one. I was cutting you some slack assuming you were daydrinking.