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Font Size: Who Pays for Health Insurance?
TechCentral ^ | 10/27/2005 | By Arnold Kling

Posted on 10/27/2005 8:01:27 AM PDT by Smartaleck

If you think that employers' health insurance costs have gotten out of hand, that's nothing. The rhetoric about health insurance costs is what I would argue is most out of control.

I think that both the Left and the Right are abusing the issue, with the Left trumpeting it as a rationale for national health insurance and the Right buying into the notion that employer-provided health insurance is a major competitive disadvantage for U.S. companies See full article for examples and analysis. http://www.techcentralstation.com/102705B.html


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: clicktoaddkeyword; healthinsurance; html; insurance; medicalcost; unions
Excellent analysis by the CEO of Adelphi. Bottom line, it ain't free.
1 posted on 10/27/2005 8:01:30 AM PDT by Smartaleck
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To: Smartaleck

Odd title, there. I'm still trying to figure out what font size has to do with health care.


2 posted on 10/27/2005 8:02:49 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: MineralMan
I'm still trying to figure out what font size has to do with health care.

Great marketing strategy - it got your attention.
p.s. Let me know if you find out what font size has to do with it.

3 posted on 10/27/2005 8:09:14 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: Smartaleck

Font size does matter.


4 posted on 10/27/2005 8:10:42 AM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: jennyjenny
Font size does matter.

I knew my ex-gf was a liar. ;o)

5 posted on 10/27/2005 8:16:25 AM PDT by TheBigB (<----cooler than the other side of the pillow.)
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To: jennyjenny

Even a small font can get the job done if the words are well-chosen.


6 posted on 10/27/2005 8:17:24 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: TheBigB

YOur girlfriend didn't like Arial Narrow?


7 posted on 10/27/2005 8:18:38 AM PDT by linkinpunk
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To: linkinpunk

Actually, she had a problem with my Wingdings.


8 posted on 10/27/2005 8:23:01 AM PDT by TheBigB (<----cooler than the other side of the pillow.)
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To: MineralMan

"Odd title"

The hazards of copy and paste.


9 posted on 10/27/2005 8:25:40 AM PDT by Smartaleck
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To: MineralMan

He's probably trying yo figure out how he's going to pay for new eyeglasses without indurance. Like me, he may have just changed his font size due failing eyesight. LOL


10 posted on 10/27/2005 8:28:01 AM PDT by texaslil (and)
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To: Smartaleck

Font size="gawd-awfully massive" It's all in the small print. /Font size


11 posted on 10/27/2005 8:28:26 AM PDT by SlowBoat407 (The best stuff happens just before the thread snaps.)
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To: Smartaleck

Like anything, if you lower demand, you lower cost and the total spent on that particular product


12 posted on 10/27/2005 8:33:34 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

"Like anything, if you lower demand"

Change the mindset "I got insurance, it's free" ?


13 posted on 10/27/2005 8:50:04 AM PDT by Smartaleck
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To: Smartaleck

NO ONE wants to pay for it. That's the problem. Along with what "it" costs.

The insurance industry has much of America's invested dollars and they'll never get the blame they deserve for the "costs" of healthcare and insurance. Instead, the argument continues to focus on non productive areas, like employer vs. employee pays. It's WHAT is being paid and to whom and for what that is of issue, regardless of point size.


14 posted on 10/27/2005 8:52:20 AM PDT by BIRDS
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...I am in favor of getting rid of employers as the health insurance Middle Man. I believe that employer-provided health insurance is inefficient and an economic distortion. However, it is important to recognize that America's large health care bills and the competitiveness of our large firms is not going to be much affected by changing to a different system.

These two statements are incongruous. Removing inefficiency and distortion is good for costs and competitiveness. The current system is a multilevel shell game in which the government, the insurers, the providers and some employers are screwing the taxpayers, the patients/CUSTOMERS and the employees. The system is "private" in name only.

Conservative individuals should seek ways to motivate their employers and employees to simplify the system by opting out of it. Compensation should be crystalized into a single number just as taxation should be crystalized into a single number. The costs of healthcare should be itemized and fully subject to negotiation and market pressures.

15 posted on 10/27/2005 9:15:32 AM PDT by Theophilus (Save Little Democrats, Stop Abortion)
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To: Smartaleck

I hear that gals in IT prefer large fonts.

Ideas to control health care costs:

1. Fewer lawyers.
2. Part time legislators.
3. Tort reform with caps.
4. Large fines and discipline for lawyers bringing frivolous lawsuits.
5. Dismiss lawsuits of stupid people that hurt themselves. See #4.
6. Medical IRAs.
7. Full price disclosure for all treatments.
8. 50% of the savings to insureds that get a price reduction from what's allowed in the plan.
9. Higher premiums for smokers and overweight (by choice).


16 posted on 10/27/2005 10:28:53 AM PDT by polymuser
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To: Theophilus

"Conservative individuals should seek ways to motivate their employers and employees to simplify the system by opting out of it."

Good idea but people first have to get a handle on what's driving cost. I don't think it's anyone entity?


17 posted on 10/27/2005 5:39:22 PM PDT by Smartaleck
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To: polymuser

"Ideas to control health care costs: "

Here's a thought. How many people can't afford homowners and or liability insurance? Let's nationalize liability insurance and put all the lawyers under the auspicies of the gov't as some wish to do to doctors. I bet they'd come up with something?


18 posted on 10/27/2005 5:41:45 PM PDT by Smartaleck
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