tomz
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With the recent discussions on healthcare in the US fresh in my mind, I found an interesting opinion piece on consumer-driven healthcare. It is rather long, but very informative.
http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2006/06/policy_consumer.html
Here's a brief snippet:
"While Consumer Reports can rate mid-priced refrigerators briskly and clearly, in a way that makes comparisons easy, it is all but impossible, even for physicians, to be positive of the relative benefits of a great many medical procedures. The product is opaque; you can’t compare two treatments the way you might compare two cars. This is not just because the human body is so complex, but because each body is unique—what worked on one patient may not work on another."
http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2006/06/policy_consumer.html
Here's a brief snippet:
"While Consumer Reports can rate mid-priced refrigerators briskly and clearly, in a way that makes comparisons easy, it is all but impossible, even for physicians, to be positive of the relative benefits of a great many medical procedures. The product is opaque; you can’t compare two treatments the way you might compare two cars. This is not just because the human body is so complex, but because each body is unique—what worked on one patient may not work on another."