tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post8149946652970798347..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Selling your right of privacy at $5 a popPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-11947840128584940872015-02-09T18:14:44.707-05:002015-02-09T18:14:44.707-05:00I think it is way too early to turn thumbs down (o...I think it is way too early to turn thumbs down (or up) on health incentives as you and Al Lewis do, and this trial period where a lot of different things are being explored is very useful. It will elucidate what incentives work, and what categories they work on (food vs. exercise, for instance.) The research doesn't show benefit yet but that does not mean it never will, does it. It is very early in this cycle.<br />As for the privacy issues, it seems to me that our privacy is already invaded in so many myriad ways that this is a drop in the bucket.<br /><br />Since our medical 'system' fails to show any interest in preventive measures, it is left to employers and consumers to give it a try.<br /><br />However, I did have to laugh about two things: 1) what brand of pasta sauce to buy. I have never bought pasta sauce in my life - so easy to make at home........<br />2) Massachusetts small business high insurance premiums. Maybe that's more due to Partners Health Care driving up the state's cost of care than anything else.nonlocal MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-28614258506711733362015-02-09T15:46:35.126-05:002015-02-09T15:46:35.126-05:00many third world countries, like Brazil, have use...many third world countries, like Brazil, have used financial incentives for things like ensuring children attend school with great success. <br /><br />not sure why it wouldn't work for health related issues....(and again, maybe it has been used in those same third world countries successfully....I don't remember from the articles I read...) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com