Ha ha, where is Ashton Kutcher!? that must be a joke; please someone tell me that I am getting punk’d while writing this blog. I can’t believe that we are reading and accepting these things. Similar to Ramon said in his posting, CEOs are getting paid, but not to the point where the patient’s costs are compensating for it. To me, it seems like rising costs are becoming an aftereffect of being the most allocated in healthcare [reference to pg. 33 table 2.1 in Comparative Health Policy] and in my opinion, the least efficient.
It’s what like most parents try to teach their kids about spending: get best bang for your buck or at least be a smart spender. Efficient ways to run a health care system may be more of an art, maybe that’s why U.S. is so horrible. Too many government officials are not diversified enough to know what a good deal is anymore. I mean it’s hard to know that 20 dollars Calvin Kline jeans are a good deal when you are spoiled on wearing 200 dollars Calvin Kline suits. To not to digress, money can be saved in the long run, key word: long run, in preventive measures. Going to have to spend a little money in order to save a lot more because lifestyle change is what America needs. Only way to achieve that is by having the government and employers force that along by creating initiatives and benefits for patients. For example, free apple iPod shuffle for those patients who
regularly visits the doctors twice a year along with being up to date with vaccinations and lab work.*Speaking of iPod shuffle, here is the song of the blog: Mo’Money, Mo’Problems – Notorious BIG feat. Puff Daddy and Mase [p.s. the gentlemen in the picture is not Notorious BIG, Puff Daddy, or Mase; just a man with money and probably some problems since he allow his photo to be own by Creative Commons]
*patients must maintain this lifestyle for 4 years, in order to receive iPod shuffle.
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