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To: RON BL who wrote (116984)	12/16/2000 3:36:25 PM
From: Constant Reader	Respond to of 769670

<<At least if I dont like my HMO I can switch or pay for a higher premium that allows me the doctor of my choice. >> Fee for service health insurance is almost completely extinct and rarely available. In most cases, your choices are this or that HMO or this or that PPO.

To: RON BL who wrote (116984)	12/16/2000 3:44:48 PM
From: chalu2	Respond to of 769670

I'm not for a national health care system, but I do want to fill in the gaps, so that kids who come to school are not spreading tuberculosis, rubella and such. There is also a problem for many seniors who can't pay for drugs. Some of those people were thrifty throughout their lives, but just never could save a lot of money. Again, some of these people wind up in public hospitals and nursing homes as chronic cases due to inadequate medical care. I agree, there's no easy solution, and it's always better to leave to a free market those things taht private industry can handle.