tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386856390892523618.post1583774582401916934..comments2023-10-19T04:16:47.180-04:00Comments on Just-A-Small-Town-Country-Boy: Always Enough Time to Do It OverRichard Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00900197266400910955noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386856390892523618.post-62512217732845487042013-10-28T07:42:29.919-04:002013-10-28T07:42:29.919-04:00Well Canada, Great Britain, France, Denmark and al...Well Canada, Great Britain, France, Denmark and all the other industrialized nations seem to do reasonably well with their health care without having for-profit insurance companies. The US spends nearly double what the next closest in ranking for spending in the world yet the outcome rankings places the US far down the list. For profit insurance companies rake roughly 20% - 30% off the top and Richard Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900197266400910955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386856390892523618.post-83367301090784067322013-10-28T05:33:41.046-04:002013-10-28T05:33:41.046-04:00Enjoyed the read. I have been in the insurance in...Enjoyed the read. I have been in the insurance industry for thirty years and I fear that if your idea to get rid of for-profit insurance companies were to be adopted we would be left with less talent and subsequent inferior claims adjudication, provider contracting and ultimately, higher costs. The same deterioration would happen, I think, in any industry required to forego profit. Perhaps Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com