tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post4347233628412241705..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Dutch TreatPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-55994203692015672852007-11-18T11:39:00.000-05:002007-11-18T11:39:00.000-05:00Thanks Paul - will do.Thanks Paul - will do.Jen S McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280837167883024960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-66401599369977106552007-11-16T20:59:00.000-05:002007-11-16T20:59:00.000-05:00Start with Dorrit, dorrit.gruijters@interimic.com....Start with Dorrit, dorrit.gruijters@interimic.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-164667732332346322007-11-16T20:05:00.000-05:002007-11-16T20:05:00.000-05:00Paul -Contacts would be very helpful thanks ...I'm...Paul -<BR/><BR/>Contacts would be very helpful thanks ...I'm already mulling over research topics.<BR/><BR/>I'll probably take some courses at Erasmus University (Institute for Health Policy and Management), and try to get through the door at Erasmus MC.Jen S McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280837167883024960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-50416214800960776022007-11-16T13:32:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:32:00.000-05:00Nice posting about your visit to Amsterdam.... i d...Nice posting about your visit to Amsterdam.... i didn't know you where coming to our small and flat country. I would love to be in the audience, because i like your weblog and i promoted your blog many times on my blog. But, well, we can't by everywhere. So, I will be following your postings on the Internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-90749524869739881582007-11-16T04:06:00.000-05:002007-11-16T04:06:00.000-05:00Hello Barry: check this http://www.minvws.nl/en/co...Hello Barry: check this http://www.minvws.nl/en/contact/.<BR/><BR/>The ministry should have some English written text as I am sure they have to explain the system abroad quite often.Bart Jaspershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192960180954131532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-23285797576800610702007-11-15T13:04:00.000-05:002007-11-15T13:04:00.000-05:00Paul,Could you (or anyone else) point me to a sour...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Could you (or anyone else) point me to a source that can provide a more detailed explanation of how the insurance risk adjustment mechanism that compensates insurers in the Netherlands for taking on people with high cost medical issues is calculated?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-90550436643982328972007-11-15T02:15:00.000-05:002007-11-15T02:15:00.000-05:00Thanks Paul.Keep up blogging...Thanks Paul.<BR/><BR/>Keep up blogging...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-16550838692934519792007-11-14T22:14:00.000-05:002007-11-14T22:14:00.000-05:00Jen,Dunno if I can live up to being a hero! I am ...Jen,<BR/><BR/>Dunno if I can live up to being a hero! I am happy to provide contacts in Holland if that would be helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-86552482169558969832007-11-14T21:44:00.000-05:002007-11-14T21:44:00.000-05:00Paul -You are now officially my hero.I'd love to h...Paul -<BR/><BR/>You are now officially my hero.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to hear more about the system and areas of interest - I'm moving to Rotterdam in January *gulp* and want to do a good bit of research on the Dutch system while I'm there.Jen S McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280837167883024960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-13454170261560356972007-11-14T19:15:00.000-05:002007-11-14T19:15:00.000-05:00Thanks, tracey!Herman,I am afraid that I do not ha...Thanks, tracey!<BR/><BR/>Herman,<BR/><BR/>I am afraid that I do not have a good answer to that. My opinion is that uninsured people do not get proper preventative care and therefore end up requiring emergency services and other higher level medical care that could have been avoided. In that case, they actually might add more costs to the health care system than would otherwise be the case. Those costs are borne by society as a whole, since people are not turned away from hospitals if they cannot pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-36144807317941467482007-11-14T16:54:00.000-05:002007-11-14T16:54:00.000-05:00Hi Paul - I found your blog through Dayna at A Bug...Hi Paul - I found your blog through Dayna at A Bug's Life. I'm currently a MSSW student at The University of Texas, Austin specializing in pediatric oncology social work. I'm doing my first clinical rotation at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, TX. <BR/><BR/>My mom worked at Beth Israel for years back in the 1970s (she's a RN) and still proudly claims that as one of her most impressive jobs (along with Mass General). <BR/><BR/>I'll keep checking in on your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-58713978009835668162007-11-14T08:03:00.000-05:002007-11-14T08:03:00.000-05:00Thanks for the data. I was told that approx 50 mio...Thanks for the data. I was told that approx 50 mio people in the USA do not have insurance and therefore consume much less "care" and "cure" than the average. Would that be a correct assumption?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-23702928640788541382007-11-14T07:20:00.000-05:002007-11-14T07:20:00.000-05:00And Herman, many thanks for being a loyal reader!And Herman, many thanks for being a loyal reader!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-68417138155671500342007-11-14T07:19:00.000-05:002007-11-14T07:19:00.000-05:00Herman,I don't know, and I doubt if anyone keeps t...Herman,<BR/><BR/>I don't know, and I doubt if anyone keeps track of it in that way.<BR/><BR/>Here is the gross picture. The number I always see is that health care accounts to 16% of US gross domestic product. GDP in 2006 was about 13.2 trillion dollars. So health care expenses would be just over 2 trillion. US population is about 300 million people. So that would be about $6666 per person per year. At current exchange rates, that would be 4566 Euros -- compared to your 2800 Euros.<BR/><BR/>The Commonwealth Fund says: "Health care costs vary substantially across the United States. For example, the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care shows that Medicare [our elderly care program]outlays per beneficiary adjusted for area wage costs ranged from $4,530 in Hawaii to $8,080 in New Jersey in 2003. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=449510Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-81387945894436008782007-11-14T06:43:00.000-05:002007-11-14T06:43:00.000-05:00Hello, As a regular(Dutch) reader of your blog, ca...Hello, <BR/>As a regular(Dutch) reader of your blog, can you tell us what the equivalent cure and care costs per person are in the USA and/or other countries? It seems like it is a good metric to start with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-20300049148686891942007-11-14T05:16:00.000-05:002007-11-14T05:16:00.000-05:00Many thanks, Bart.Many thanks, Bart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-14481953072003298912007-11-14T01:16:00.000-05:002007-11-14T01:16:00.000-05:00Hello Paul, it was great to have you here, even fo...Hello Paul, it was great to have you here, even for such a short time. Your contribution was much valued and inspired many to at least start thinking, about operational transparancy. Let's hope this interaction of minds, experiences and ideas will produce some much needed innovation in the healthcare sector! Brgds, Bart JaspersBart Jaspershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192960180954131532noreply@blogger.com