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To: willcousa who wrote (124592)	1/31/2001 10:52:10 AM
From: haqihana	Respond to of 769670

willcousa, I feel sure that there are more similar stories than we can shake a stick at. I have noted several ambulance companies billing medicare more than their usual charges, and then finding a way to charge the patient what is, about, the correct amount for the services rendered. When confronted with this information, the ambulance people are quick to drop the excess charges to the patient, but still accept whatever they can glean from the medicare system. ~;=;o --haqi

To: willcousa who wrote (124592)	1/31/2001 1:39:25 PM
From: JDN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Dear willcousa: You are somehow misinformed on that issue. My wife is in charge of patient admissions at her hospital. You have NO IDEA how HARD it is to GET a needing patient in the Hospital and how hard it is to KEEP them in the hospital even if they need it. Medicare has STRICT criteria to enter and SPECIFIC time limits to stay. They are based upon AVERAGES and we all know no two humans are alike. Some heal much faster then others. More often then not Hospitals must discharge patients whom they KNOW to be in an unsafe condition. It is something my wife worries about constantly at home. JDN