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To: i-node who wrote (523566)	10/26/2009 2:21:31 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) of 1583405

Hey Inode, take a look at this article. See how many factors will ever be addressed by the Democrats' health care legislation: Healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year news.yahoo.com Relisting the factors in descending order of how much impact each one has: 1) Unnecessary care such as the overuse of antibiotics and lab tests to protect against malpractice exposure makes up 37 percent of healthcare waste or $200 to $300 billion a year. 2) Fraud makes up 22 percent of healthcare waste, or up to $200 billion a year in fraudulent Medicare claims, kickbacks for referrals for unnecessary services and other scams. 3) Administrative inefficiency and redundant paperwork account for 18 percent of healthcare waste. 4) Medical mistakes account for $50 billion to $100 billion in unnecessary spending each year, or 11 percent of the total. 5) A paper-based system that discourages sharing of medical records accounts for 6 percent of annual overspending. 6) Preventable conditions such as uncontrolled diabetes cost $30 billion to $50 billion a year. Tenchusatsu

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