Op-Ed: What Healthcare and Higher Education Have in Common

May 3, 2007

Healthcare is notorious for runaway prices, which are due, in part, to this financing scheme: multiple payers. And these multiple payers have assured streams of revenue, which include:

• Employer-provided health insurance
• Health insurance purchased by the individual to comply with government mandates (as in Massachusetts’ new healthcare system)
• Direct government grants (Medicaid)
• Dedicated taxes (Medicare) (TCS Daily)