[lbo-talk] Obamahealth suddenly looking much improved

Andy F andy274 at gmail.com
Mon Jul 7 08:23:57 PDT 2008


On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com> wrote:


> Mr Cutler said one partial solution could be to allow age-based premiums. He
> said that an Obama administration would also seek to find ways to build in
> incentives for healthy living.

BTW, is there any evidence that out-of-pocket medical expenses (as opposed to your doctor reading you the riot act) have any influence on behavior, particularly the long-term behavior that counts the most?

I'm wondering I'm justified in my impulse to smack people who assume there is.

-- Andy



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