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To: LindyBill who wrote (150)	5/1/2003 8:36:14 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793957

Dean jumps aboard the "Health Care" bandwagon. Health care issues strikes me as one of several strong issues for the Dems. Issues which, if well defined and well articulated (that may be the biggest problem) give the Reps headaches because of their constituencies.

To: LindyBill who wrote (150)	5/2/2003 3:30:36 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793957

Re the Docs and Medicare/Medicade....Has any group checked with the AMA in the State Organizations around the country to see how many Doctors there were 20 years ago, and how many there are today? It might be an interesting exercise, and probably a frightening one at that. I personally know of 3 Doctors who are planning on cutting their practice to NON Medicare or Medicade patients....and because of the very very high malpractice insurance rates, may in fact leave practice altogether. I am pretty sure, from the sounds of things, that this is a HUGE ripple in the US, and will be hitting at the same time the boomers become old enough for Medicare. Evidently Medicare tells the Docs what percentage they can bill of the cost. THEN Medicare will pay only a percentage of that cut rate bill. And THEN, the payments may come in up to 3 months later...or more. Ever since the Clintons decided in 1993 to overhaul the Medical system, and tried to do it behind closed doors, the insurance companies have been billing higher and higher premiums, and paying less. I ask folks what kind of arrangement do they have for medical insurance after they retire. Do you pay the premiums for youself? As I've said before, I think that ALL people everywhere should have access to ALL the plans that every person who works for the government has. That would certainly be a large risk pool. Each person could pay their own premiums, based on this large risk pool. Everyone could have good coverage, and we could all avoid socialized medicine.