Comments on: Miss Marple Tackles Health Care

By: Telling Doctors How to Practice Medicine | John Goodman | NCPA

Telling Doctors How to Practice Medicine | John Goodman | NCPA — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:42:54 +0000

[...] health care in specialized, focused factories. In reviewing these publications [here, here and here], I argued that the desired reforms would be natural and normal in an unfettered medical [...]

By: Janette Tweten

Janette Tweten — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:47:50 +0000

amazing stuff thanx

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:11:36 +0000

I enjoy reading your stuff

By: Brian T. Schwartz

Brian T. Schwartz — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:40:34 +0000

I've read about this book before, and while her diagnosis of how government interfers with the market looks valuable, I was disappointed in at least one of her policy recommendations, listed at the Manhattan Institute's page for the book: (here I focus on the last one, mandatory insurance) http://www.manhattan-institute.org/healthcare "Herzlinger describes in precise detail how her innovative program will provide. * Smaller, disease-focused medical facilities that provide complete care to patients * A national system of medical records that provides privacy to provides and allows for confidential access to approved practitioners * Mandatory performance evaluations of all hospitals and all other medical organizations * Mandatory health insurance with subsidies for those who cannot afford it." How can one call this "consumer-driven," when the government makes it a crime not to purchase health insurance? Surely the government, not the consumer, will determine what qualifies as acceptable health insurance, and what does not. And this recommendation comes not from the Left, but from the Manhattan Institute, which claims to "foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility." It's too bad this version of a free-market approach advocates putting people in prison for not buying health insurance. (The punishment may start as a fine disguised as a removed tax credit, but if you do not comply with the extra tax, eventually you'll find yourself in prison.) For a good critique of mandatory health insurance, see David Hogberg's article here: (Google "Rx for Coercion", with quotes) http://dhogberg.com/wordpress/2007/07/rx-for-coercion The Council for Affordable Health Insurance has also critiqued it: (Google "The Pitfalls of Mandating Health Insurance Coverage", with quotes) http://www.cahi.org/cahi_contents/resources/pdf/n135mandatorycoverage.pdf

By: Bill Waters

Bill Waters — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:54:54 +0000

I was privileged to see the prepublication manuscript. She’s fabulous.

By: E.Nelson

E.Nelson — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:51:24 +0000

Herzlinger's book proves to be just another example of common media bias. Had she been a left-wing critic, her book would be receiving ample amounts of media coverage. However, since it stems from the right, it has had little attention, when the issues she has addressed call for so much more. Maybe if she had made a really bad documentary and used untrue and inconsistent facts she would be getting more attention?!

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:46:13 +0000

Sounds like Herzlinger is right on the money and pulls no punches. Its a shame her critique doesn’t recieve nearly the attention that the Michael Moore’s of the world do. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.