Originally Posted by
bandaidwoman
Insurance company hymnal is that prevention will save money, we do it for ethical reasons. This is not new for us doctors: There was a great NEJM article on it.
Although some preventive services do save money, the vast majority reviewed in the health economics literature do not” (Joshua T. Cohen et al., “Does preventive care save money? Health economics and the presidential candidates,” New England Journal of Medicine 2008;358:661-663).
We can save 400 billion in administrative costs if we go to single payer like austrialia, taiwan etc. I could fire about 20 employees if I didn't need their help navigating all the administrative bullshit for the 300 plus private plans...