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To: TimF who wrote (100)	9/6/2006 12:39:21 PM
From: cirrus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

I'm healthy, but when I see family members dealing with the paperwork involved in routine health matters it boggles my mind. On the other hand, my brother-in-law survived cancer in Canada. He went through weeks of surgery, follow up care, chemo - the works. And he never saw a single piece of paper. When my dad was ill, the local Blue Cross agency insisted on sending every bill to the Black Lung Administration (he was a former coal miner) for review and possible payment - even if the treatment had nothing remotely related to Black Lung. I called up the agency myself and spoke to a woman who explained that, yes, the Blues do that. "And yes, we have a floor full of people who do little more than reject claims and send them back." I disagree - there are costs than can and must be busted out of the system.