Comments on: Myth 33. Reducing geographic disparities will reduce spending without sacrificing quality. http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/00783 from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:47:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Howard Long http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/00783#comment-3965 Howard Long Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:07:17 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=783#comment-3965 Czar care dictaes from statistics, averages. You heard about the statistician who drowned, wading a stream that AVERAGED one foot depth? People are different. Most of my patients now have already received pre-paid , standard "care" from Kaiser, ER or Medicaid - but it didn't fit. Instead of group-think political prescription, Whole Foods again showed (by stable premiums for 4 years with HSAs), how self-managed care is better and thriftier. Arrogant officials rationalize their pay and power. Czar care dictaes from statistics, averages.
You heard about the statistician who drowned, wading a stream that AVERAGED one foot depth? People are different. Most of my patients now have already received pre-paid , standard “care” from Kaiser, ER or Medicaid – but it didn’t fit.

Instead of group-think political prescription, Whole Foods again showed (by stable premiums for 4 years with HSAs), how self-managed care is better and thriftier. Arrogant officials rationalize their pay and power.

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