SO NOW THAT WE KNOW MONEY IS A BIG FACTOR WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND HOW FAR WE CAN GO TO IMPROVE IT. LET'S SEE IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO CREATE A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY IS PROFITABLE FOR ALL WHO USE IT BUT ACTUALLY WORKS.

LET'S SAY EVERYONE INVOLVED, MEANING THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, PHARMACIES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, HEALTH FACILITIES, AND PATIENTS WERE ALL RANKED ON A SLIDING SCALE. THAT WOULD BE A ZERO POINT FOR STARTINGOUR NEW SYSTEM.

SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS COULD WORK LIKE THIS.......A PATIENT WALKS INTO A PHYSICIAN OFFICE AND TAKES A STANDARDIZED SET OF TESTS. THESE COULD BE A LOT MORE SOPHISTICATED AND ENCOMPASSING THEN THE USUAL SCREENING TESTS OFFERED. I WILL ELLUCIDATE ON THESE IN ANOTHER JOIURNAL ENTRY. THE SCORE OF THAT PATIENT WOULD BE BASED UPON THEIR OVERALL HEALTH, AGE, LIFESTYLE, TEST SCORES, MEDICATIONS AND PAST HISTORY. LET'S SAY A GRADE OF 7.25 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 10.0 WAS REACHED. IF THE NEXT YEAR A 7.1 WAS ACHIEVED  THEN THAT PERSON WOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT MUCH MORE FOR THEIR HEALTH COVERAGE.
......... PHYSICIANS COULD BE RATED BY TAKING THE AVERAGE OF ALL THEIR PATIENTS SCORES AND THAT WOULD BE A ZERO POINT. IF THE AVERAGE GOES UP THE NEXT YEAR THEN THE PHYSICIAN WOULD BE COMPENSATED AT A HIGHER RATE AND CONVERSELY IF THE AVERAGE WENT DOWN A LESSER RATE OF COMPENSATION WOULD BE PAID.
.........WE COULD DO THE SAME TYPE OF RATING SYSTEM WITH EVERY ONE, FACILITY, COMPANY AND AGENCY INVOLVED IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THIS WAY EVERYONE IN THE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN STAYING HEALTHY, BECOMING HEALTHY, RUNNING THEIR COMPANIES, FACILITIES AND AGENCIES SO THAT THE PATIENTS WOULD BENEFIT.

NOW CALL ME A NUT BUT I'LL BET THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM COULD RESOLVE A LOT OF ISSUES AND ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED WHILE GETTING OUR POPULATION BACK TO A HEALTHY STATE.

BY THE WAY.......WHY DON'T WE DO THIS RATING WITH FOOD PRODUCTS....ORGANIC BEING THE CHEAPEST TO BUY BECAUSE THE TAXES WOULD BE LOWEST, WHILE SOMETHING LIKE TWINKIES WOULD BE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE TAXED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE BETTER SERVED UP ON A HUB CAP TO GREASE WHEELS INSTEAD OF PEOPLES STOMACHS.