This conversation appears to not have incorporated the very strong evidence that higher health care spending does lead to improved health outcomes.
At what margin? Using randomized procedures?
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/01/free-medicine-no-help-for-ghanaian-kids.html
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/rand_health_ins.html
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2011/07/the-oregon-health-insurance-experiment.html
This instance of that conversation.
At what margin? Using randomized procedures?
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/01/free-medicine-no-help-for-ghanaian-kids.html
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/rand_health_ins.html
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2011/07/the-oregon-health-insurance-experiment.html
This instance of that conversation.