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To: LindyBill who wrote (194513)	1/28/2007 1:08:35 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) of 794008

I don't see it this way. Hospitals - to my knowledge - have some 5-6 or more employees per bed. That's several daily salaries that each "bed" must pay - and very often only a fraction of those beds are occupied. Otoh, the Dr. will get $100+ for the initial evaluation, and some 60 buck or so for a follow up visit. Add consultant's fees when applicable, and the professional fee part of the procedures -- and it will still be just a small fraction of the overall cost. In a nursing home the Dr. will see the patient once a month or so, and get paid the "allowed" fee for the visit. But the total costs are several K's per month. HMO's? Forgedaboudit. They are immune from malpractice litigation. They'll never tell the patient - or the Dr. - NOT to do a certain procedure. They will merely refuse to PAY. The patient and the Dr. are most welcome to do any and all procedures they deem medically necessary - HMO's don't stop them (and therefore are not liable). My guess would be that HMO's actually increase opportunities for malpractice lawyers. The moment the Doc holds back on a procedure or a test based on cost considerations, he is exposed.

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