Given the news coverage of health care proposals, I'm posting a list of questions I have about health care and heath economics. I'd love to hear your answers.
1) If we are worried about health care costs rising relative to GDP, why aren't we worried about iPod costs relative to GDP? After all, these "costs" have been rising at double digit rates for several years. Why, at that rate, they are soon to overtake our entire economy.
2) Is there any industry which you could not envision cutting the costs of? Why don't we cut the cost of SUV's by 1.5% each year? Why is Obama stopping with just health care?
3) Why doesn't my car insurance pay for oil changes or new brake pads?
1) If we are worried about health care costs rising relative to GDP, why aren't we worried about iPod costs relative to GDP? After all, these "costs" have been rising at double digit rates for several years. Why, at that rate, they are soon to overtake our entire economy.
2) Is there any industry which you could not envision cutting the costs of? Why don't we cut the cost of SUV's by 1.5% each year? Why is Obama stopping with just health care?
3) Why doesn't my car insurance pay for oil changes or new brake pads?
4) When you have to call to speak to a representative, do you spend
more time on the phone with your health insurance company or your auto
insurer?
5) How many car insurance providers did you see commercials for during the last sporting event you watched? How many commercials for health insurance?
6) Which do you think is more difficult; setting a broken arm or replacing an engine? Bonus- Which requires almost a decade or schooling (at an industry approved institution) and apprenticeships to do?
7) Why is there a health care crisis and not an auto care crisis?
8) Why is health economics a sub-field of public economics and not industrial organization (IO)?
5) How many car insurance providers did you see commercials for during the last sporting event you watched? How many commercials for health insurance?
6) Which do you think is more difficult; setting a broken arm or replacing an engine? Bonus- Which requires almost a decade or schooling (at an industry approved institution) and apprenticeships to do?
7) Why is there a health care crisis and not an auto care crisis?
8) Why is health economics a sub-field of public economics and not industrial organization (IO)?
