tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post4374490068887732233..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Budgets and Health CarePatrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-48189067125936065012011-04-12T00:02:29.209-07:002011-04-12T00:02:29.209-07:00I found your Blog really interesting.With growing ...I found your Blog really interesting.With growing number of private hospitals offering the best of medical services in the world, India has been evolving as a big mart for medical tourism business, which is reportedly growing at the rate of 30 per cent each year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.health-tourism.com/vascular-surgery/india/" rel="nofollow">Vascular Surgery India</a>Samualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497033145557185992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-14958955610355880402011-04-11T09:33:20.493-07:002011-04-11T09:33:20.493-07:00Well, they don't explain how vouchers, or othe...Well, they don't explain how vouchers, or other reforms would benefit the economy, because they can't. There's not a shred of evidence to support the idea.<br /><br />It's boggling to me that we, in the US, are so utterly unwilling to learn from other countries. The dutch have a system that's not too dissimilar from that created by the recent health care reform and they spend 9.6% of GDP on health care vs. our 16% (both numbers from the OECD from 2007). <br /><br />Back when I last looked at the numbers (in 2009), that added up to about $800 billion/year in unnecessary costs to the US economy. I mean if you want to remove a the burden from business, I can't think of a better way than to essentially give them $800 billion/year in lower costs.<br /><br />Yet somehow, that's completely anathema to our political class.<br /><br />It would be frightening, if it weren't so sad.GeoGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596534612535469564noreply@blogger.com