The
decision of the US Supreme Court to uphold Affordable Healthcare Legislation is
of great interest to the whole world, not merely to the US. Visit
Insurance
is a good idea for evening out the burden of unpredictable health costs. Life
strikes some people very hard and insurance, in principle, can spread the
burden over the whole adult population and make life bearable for the poor
souls who get hit by diseases that necessitate major expenses. But how does one
ensure that the health insurance industry is properly regulated? How does one
prevent excesses in healthcare costs being imposed by hospitals and doctors? Can
one do all this without excessive bureaucracy?
I hope that
leading university departments of public health around the world give these
questions adequate attention. Such departments in the US will no doubt have
their primary focus on the US context. However, some researchers should suggest
answers to these questions at a more global level; they should, at the least,
stimulate a worldwide debate on this topic. It is not clear if a UN body such
as the WHO can do anything about these questions. Let us ask http://twitter.com/#!/who
People in many countries live on per
capita GDPs at the level of a small fraction of the US per capita GDP. Giving
them satisfactory healthcare is not easy. Neither the individual nor the state
can bear the huge costs of modern healthcare. Researchers have to investigate
this immense challenge and provide some answers. Ultimately we can do only what we can do! No more! We have to apply our mind to the issue of what we can do if we come up with the best possible ideas.
Srinivasan
Ramani
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