tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post9179439236189921247..comments2023-12-24T00:27:57.613-06:00Comments on Kole Hard Facts of Life: Mike Kolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573721231319244630noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post-45499086511336435182007-03-13T21:26:00.000-05:002007-03-13T21:26:00.000-05:00Mike,After reading your comment I guess I misunder...Mike,<BR/><BR/>After reading your comment I guess I misunderstood your original "privatize" argument.<BR/><BR/>We are in full agreement...Jeff Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996970649630375507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post-82158793460541952942007-03-13T16:47:00.000-05:002007-03-13T16:47:00.000-05:00Thanks kindly for bringing the difference of priva...Thanks kindly for bringing the <BR/>difference of private v.s. public<BR/>(government ruined) health care<BR/>to the forefront.<BR/><BR/>If Walter Reed and all Military <BR/>Hospitals were "privatized" and<BR/>not run (ruined) by politicians<BR/>then they would be managed efficiently and with the greatest care to their patients. Again,<BR/>patients will always receive better care when the private sector has muich more at stake. <BR/><BR/>Jeff: Lutheran Hospital and I believe Parkview Hospital ranks in the top 100 Hospitals Nationwide for patient care. That's right here in Fort Wayne.<BR/>The reason why I mention this is<BR/>because Fort Wayne is not a major Medical University town funded by government. So obviously, it's working here.bobetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246946533738415063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post-91109310707632787512007-03-13T15:29:00.000-05:002007-03-13T15:29:00.000-05:00Jeff, I should have been more clear. I used the wo...Jeff, I should have been more clear. I used the word 'privatized' loosely. As we can see, when things are outsourced by the Federal Government to Administration cronies, they aren't inspected and watched over the way a for-profit, at-risk capitalist does.<BR/><BR/>Private hospitals make mistakes, to be sure. Hospitals are run by humans. However, when you have a private concern risking its' own capital and managing its' own facilities, you have the best chance for success because it has the greatest investment at stake. IAP didn't invest in the facilities. Clearly it's 'thinking' was that it would operate on the cheap and walk away from the whole thing.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, I regard public resources privately managed as the best opportunity for corruption. No shareholders to answer to, and politicos willing to tolerate substandard performance. It's a lethal combination.Mike Kolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573721231319244630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post-34883979316536270212007-03-13T15:16:00.000-05:002007-03-13T15:16:00.000-05:00Facility maitenance on Walter Reed was outsourced ...Facility maitenance on Walter Reed was outsourced to IAP (Halliburton)...Jeff Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996970649630375507noreply@blogger.com