I've seen so many threads on this topic, on this and other forums, but I've yet to see a thread where any community attempts to make a mostly comprehensive list of the inefficiencies in the current U.S. healthcare system. Plenty of mention of inefficiencies, but no specific listing.
Of the forums I frequent, this seems to be one of the most mature and level-headed, and so the most likely to be up to the task of compiling such a list.
No attempts should be made within this thread to address how to solve an inefficiency - this is just a list. Also, please don't dispute any inefficiency someone else lists - at least not in this thread. This should be viewed as a first step brainstorming list, free of editorial comment. I propose that, if we can make a list, we then start another thread where we tackle suggestions for addressing the listed inefficiencies.
Who knows, maybe someday someone in Washington will visit this forum, and the bill that eventually wins the day and saves our country will be titled, "The Early Retirement Dot Org Healthcare Reform Act."
I'll begin:
Current healthcare inefficiency:
The cost of health care is typically not known until *after* it is consumed.
Of the forums I frequent, this seems to be one of the most mature and level-headed, and so the most likely to be up to the task of compiling such a list.
No attempts should be made within this thread to address how to solve an inefficiency - this is just a list. Also, please don't dispute any inefficiency someone else lists - at least not in this thread. This should be viewed as a first step brainstorming list, free of editorial comment. I propose that, if we can make a list, we then start another thread where we tackle suggestions for addressing the listed inefficiencies.
Who knows, maybe someday someone in Washington will visit this forum, and the bill that eventually wins the day and saves our country will be titled, "The Early Retirement Dot Org Healthcare Reform Act."
I'll begin:
Current healthcare inefficiency:
The cost of health care is typically not known until *after* it is consumed.