one of the role models here is an airline ceo who happened to be mormon. confronted with thousands of stay at home moms that sat idle (it’s a tough job- yet many had time on their hands after their well honed domestic duties were taken care of)

it occured to him to outsource the call centers to these gigantic population of stay at home moms.

let’s take a leap from here. with our economy in shabbles i propose tremendous power farms of in house call centers. telemarketing, transcription services, or even thought farms (think tanks where an idea or concept or solution is dropped into the minds of thousands. this digital hoard (friedman) proposes solutions and they get spit out in reality.

the way large network or supercomputers works.

imagine harnessing them minds of the home disabled!?

we have. it’s called epinions.com, yelp.com, etc. but what if used those services to reach healthcare consumers after surgery to question them on the quality pain symptoms etc. or disabled nurses/clinicians who field emergency calls, suicide hotlines, pregnancy hotlines.

let’s connect on this. please email me at info@theaayp.org.

together we can.

matt murray

Get a sense of humor.

Jonathan Berr

Here’s some insight for you. Insurance is a legal form of gambling with a twist of forced savings wrapped in a cloke of percieved peace of mind.

In a nutshell, Insurance companies are betting that you won’t get sick. They are betting that due to your age, gender, lifestyle, etc. you won’t get sick enough that a years bills will be higher than your deductible. When the odds are increased out of their favor, (i.e. smoker, obese, daredevil!) premiums get higher. In other words, they are hedging their bets! Who could blame them?

In order to buy in to the idea of having your neighbor pay for your grandparents healthcare through paying taxes (Medicare), or your coworker paying for your son or daughter’s healthcare through paying taxes (SCHIP), you must believe that every American has the RIGHT to medical care. I have yet to locate that “right” in the Constition. But who cares about the Constitution anymore, right?

There was a day, I’m told, when you went to the hospital you paid cash. People went to the Doctor when they had to and treated that relationship similar to an other “contractor” such as a roofer. Doctors provide a service, not philanthropy. There was a day when people were responsible enough to save money for their everyday needs, not bet on their futures.

Consider car insurance… I have been driving for 10 years, which means I have paid somewhere in the range of $12,000 in premiums. Recently I was at fault in a small traffic “incident” costing a combined $3k or so in damages to both cars. I have a $500 deductible. When I got the estimate and looked at the bottom line a friend of mine said, “well, thank God for insurance?” Really?! If I didn’t have to pay insurance I would be in the black $9500 over this 10 year span. All the Insurance company did was allow me to withdrawal a small portion of money from my forced savings account. I still have a few more wrecks in my future for this all to make sense.

So what’s the bottom line? Am I saying that insurance is bad? No, not at all. What I am saying is that in a society burdened with delusions of entitlement for no other reason than they are a citizen of this great nation (and in too many cases when they are not), we need to stop relying on other people to achieve the American dream. Insurance is meant to protect our assets from a catastrophic event not pay for everyday bills. Practice responsible buying habits,(that may mean not having the latest computer, cell phone, etc.) save your money, practice a healthy lifestyle. You’ll be surprised how inexpensive healthcare can actually be.

Bottom line, my intent is not to tell anyone how they should live their life. If you like being fat, be fat. If you like to smoke, smoke. If you want to play a real life version of frogger (god forbid), do it. After doing all those things, though, do not complain when your wallet takes a hit.

Drew