tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post16401310807133758..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: David Frum for HHS SecretaryAndrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-42042906482097609952017-03-16T07:00:03.817-04:002017-03-16T07:00:03.817-04:00Frum has been a voice of reason ever since he left...Frum has been a voice of reason ever since he left the Bush administration. He is a Canuck, I believe.<br /><br />Right on about the delusion that lightly insured consumers will drive down medical costs by themselves.<br /><br />They will drive down the cost of lab tests, perhaps. Maybe the cost of some discretionary surgeries, including joint replacements.<br /><br />After that the evidence gets very thin. Just study any group of $100,000 health claims, and try to find a point where consumer preference would have made any difference.<br /><br />More and more large claims are caused strictly by drug costs. A Pharmacy Price Review Board (like Canada's) would go a long way toward lowering insurance premiums.bob.hertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686373408419885558noreply@blogger.com