tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post6811675628508509852..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Why Life Expectancy Will Decline Under ObamaCareRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75819686498740185212009-12-18T11:13:38.033-05:002009-12-18T11:13:38.033-05:00As I pointed out in my post, I do not believe that...As I pointed out in my post, I do not believe that Coburn understands the free market is the answer. I do. Thus, Medicare to me is a poor replacement for the free market for the simple reason choice is taken away from me on medical decisions and left up to deciders.<br /><br />As for the "private payer system" in my book that's another rigged system that would never appear on a Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653378186315529211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74642027038538553782009-12-18T10:24:51.872-05:002009-12-18T10:24:51.872-05:00In citing cost-related denials, neither you nor Co...In citing cost-related denials, neither you nor Coburn put them in the context of denials that are routine by private payers, which happen all the time (and happened to me just yesterday). <br /><br />Also, I'd like to see the data and context of the assertion that Medicare denies at twice the rate of private payers, and why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com