Friday, November 21, 2003

Matthew Yglesias: Libertarians for Single-Payer Lite

Just So You Know

Thought-provoking commentary from Matthew.  Here’s my take:

1. Catastrophic insurance universally.  Paid for out of the general government fund.

2. To encourage preventative care, qualifying preventative visits would be pair for, on a sliding scale, based on income, on a fixed government price scale.  So if you’re real poor, you can get preventative care that will save the government money on the catastrophic stuff.

3. Likewise, a sliding scale for a drug plan.

4. Late-life health care costs are accrued against a senior’s estate.  The government can step in and take back a percentage of the health care cost.  How’s that for evil?  wink

5. Generic, across-the-board exemptions for all doctors from any form of medical malpractice suit.  The appropriate mechanism for these complaints is the revocation of license, not the payment of damages.  We can sweep the whole stupid problem away if we do this.


Posted by Ross on 11/21/03 at 11:05 PM
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