Comments on: QUESTION FOR PETER SINGER: WHO’S “WE”? http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:55:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/#comment-434444 Marc Brown Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:18:53 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/#comment-434444 'everyone would be able to buy the coverage he/she needs at a reasonable price.' That's called universal coverage under progressive taxation, as everyone needs the same gold standard of care. Of course, what you're conceding is that under your ideal many millions of Americans would never be able to afford say state of the art cancer care because the 'free market' would never supply that to the poor at a low enough cost. ‘everyone would be able to buy the coverage he/she needs at a reasonable price.’

That’s called universal coverage under progressive taxation, as everyone needs the same gold standard of care. Of course, what you’re conceding is that under your ideal many millions of Americans would never be able to afford say state of the art cancer care because the ‘free market’ would never supply that to the poor at a low enough cost.

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]]> By: Brian T. Schwartz http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/#comment-434427 Brian T. Schwartz Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:01:04 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/#comment-434427 Singer writes: "The task of health care bureaucrats is then to get the best value for the resources they have been allocated. It is the familiar comparative exercise of getting the most bang for your buck." Indeed. Bureaucrats will get the best value for *themselves* with our tax dollars. Not the best value for patients who earn the money the bureaucrats would spend. Is Singer familiar with Public Choice economics? Singer writes: “The task of health care bureaucrats is then to get the best value for the resources they have been allocated. It is the familiar comparative exercise of getting the most bang for your buck.”

Indeed. Bureaucrats will get the best value for *themselves* with our tax dollars. Not the best value for patients who earn the money the bureaucrats would spend. Is Singer familiar with Public Choice economics?

]]> By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/#comment-434421 Catron Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:49:40 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/#comment-434421 Good to hear from you, Marc. No, I don't see all Americans covered for absolutely everything in a truly free market. In a truly free market, everyone would be able to buy the coverage he/she needs at a reasonable price. Different people would buy different policies with different benefits. And they would manage their health care purchases like they manage their clothing and cell phone and computer and car and beer and TV purchases. Good to hear from you, Marc.

No, I don’t see all Americans covered for absolutely everything in a truly free market.

In a truly free market, everyone would be able to buy the coverage he/she needs at a reasonable price. Different people would buy different policies with different benefits.

And they would manage their health care purchases like they manage their clothing and cell phone and computer and car and beer and TV purchases.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/#comment-434415 Marc Brown Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:33:45 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/07/20/question-for-peter-singer-whos-we/#comment-434415 I'll break my silence to thank you for drawing my attention to Singer's excellent article. I guess I won't get a coherent response from you but what have you got against having everyone covered for the current gold standard of evidence-based care (which millions don't have now) and also being able to insure for every last minute experimental intervention on your death bed, if you so wish? Or put it another way, do you really see all Americans covered for absolutely everything in a truly free market and how? I’ll break my silence to thank you for drawing my attention to Singer’s excellent article. I guess I won’t get a coherent response from you but what have you got against having everyone covered for the current gold standard of evidence-based care (which millions don’t have now) and also being able to insure for every last minute experimental intervention on your death bed, if you so wish? Or put it another way, do you really see all Americans covered for absolutely everything in a truly free market and how?

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