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Politics : Arnold for Governor! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: richardred who wrote (616)	10/11/2003 9:23:14 AM
From: 10K a day	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 773

>I've always wondered if charges billed over a reasonable charge (unrecovered)are written off at the federal level against expenses. All that accruel basis accounting is just a waste of time. I can bill you 50 thousand dollars an hour. But your not going to pay it. What's the big deal. My name is not enron My name is not healthsouth My name is not jp morgan i can't sell you options. and leverage those options 57 to 1 :P I am not the federal reserve I'm not a private corporation that prints money there is some bad movie script here somewhere.

To: richardred who wrote (616)	10/14/2003 5:26:45 PM
From: Dr. Voodoo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 773

Interesting article about individual health insurance. moneycentral.msn.com I for one do not want socialized medicine in this country, and as far as what's a fair price, it might seem like I'm asking for draconian cuts, but I think just the opposite. I just want the average consumer to know what they are getting when they buy healthcare. I can accept 11K for surgery, but not $50 for an aspirin, and I'd like to know what I paid for-- even if it's the insurance company's money. I just tend to think that it's very hard to negotiate a bill with your doctor, 1) when you were referred by the insurance company, and 2) when it's after the fact, 3) when the provider has failed to mention that he's going to bill you more than your insurance will pay for---AND--- there are better, and cheaper options available and 4) he's going to recover the maximum amount he can recover from the insurance company irrespective of what the actual cost of that treatment is for the average patient.