TiVo and the Singaporean Healthcare Model

The folks over at Razormouth are pretty sharp, if conspicuously absent lately. They have a worldview that seems to do a good job of not letting their faith dull their intelligence—or vice versa.

A couple weeks ago, Timothy Roloff posted a piece about Medical Savings Accounts (which are mandatory but not socialized in Singapore, hence the title), comparing the paradigm shift that will be necessary for Americans to accept them to the shift that was necessary for certain people to understand TiVo:

TiVo switches control from broadcasters to viewers. MSAs move control from health insurance companies to patients. Health insurance companies been calling the shots for too long. It's time for patients to hold the reigns.

Interesting stuff.