Comments on: Alternative Primary Care: Retainer, Concierge, Boutique and Spa http://trishatorrey.com/2007/04/27/alternative-primary-care-retainer-concierge-boutique-and-spa/ A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:41:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Trisha Torrey http://trishatorrey.com/2007/04/27/alternative-primary-care-retainer-concierge-boutique-and-spa/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Trisha Torrey Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:57:20 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/?p=242#comment-312 It's a good question, BobbyG. But there are major differences between the traditional American approach to providing an education vs the traditional American approach to providing healthcare. We've relied on employers to provide healthcare coverage. Should we be asking employers to provide education, too? Some do -- but certainly not at the basic levels of teaching reading and writing. Healthcare has never been set up as an entitlement like public education. I wonder if that means we value education over healthcare? Will universal healthcare, if it ever really comes about, be parallel to a public education? As I said -- you asked a good question, or at least made a thought provoking statement. It’s a good question, BobbyG. But there are major differences between the traditional American approach to providing an education vs the traditional American approach to providing healthcare.

We’ve relied on employers to provide healthcare coverage.
Should we be asking employers to provide education, too? Some do — but certainly not at the basic levels of teaching reading and writing.

Healthcare has never been set up as an entitlement like public education. I wonder if that means we value education over healthcare?

Will universal healthcare, if it ever really comes about, be parallel to a public education?

As I said — you asked a good question, or at least made a thought provoking statement.

]]> By: BobbyG http://trishatorrey.com/2007/04/27/alternative-primary-care-retainer-concierge-boutique-and-spa/comment-page-1/#comment-311 BobbyG Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:44:02 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/?p=242#comment-311 Equal access to healthcare is perhaps most similar in importance as is equal access to education. Why is there not the same concern over private education. We all know that private education is available to those who value it and can afford it but we don't concern ourselves as much with this social discrepency. Equal access to healthcare is perhaps most similar in importance as is equal access to education. Why is there not the same concern over private education. We all know that private education is available to those who value it and can afford it but we don’t concern ourselves as much with this social discrepency.

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