John Goodman dismisses EBRI/Commonwealth survey results
John Goodman in his blog dismisses the results of the EBRI/Commonwealth study, and separates what consumers say they want (for free) vs. what they actually do when they make a choice.
“If the question is: Would you rather have a rich, generous plan from your employer than a skimpy plan? Don’t do a survey. Assume the answer is: yes.”
“If the question is: Do people who have the opportunity to choose between health care and other uses of the money make those choices more often than people who do not have that opportunity? Don’t do a survey. Assume the answer is: yes.”
For some reason, healthcare research finds it surprising that people make different choices when everything is free. Most people also struggle a little when adapting to new products. As an entrepreneur in the space, I find it amazing how little people equate our healthcare system to the rest of the realities of a capitalist system…
