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To: geode00 who wrote (102600)	3/21/2007 2:02:52 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361214

Then I hear of pediatricians in SF receiving $5/patient/month capitation regardless of how often they see said patient. Not only pediatricians, but the primary care provider - the guy you have to get a rec from to see a specialist...and now you know why they drag their feet and try to prescribe outside their field of expertise...because it will cost them if they send a patient to see a specialist. Healthcare! What a misnomer. Yes, and you're correct, doctors routinely kill patients due to medical error.

To: geode00 who wrote (102600)	3/21/2007 2:09:07 AM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361214

I agree totally. My husband and I pay for our own healthcare insurance.......every year our coverage goes down and our costs go up. We pay about 1k a month for him, me and our son who is 21..........he has a 250 deductible and we pay all kinds of extra fees for him.........maybe 2000 extra last year for an MRI and a couple cortisone shots and tests. This year my husband pays cash for drugs he got last year for 20 dollars........now they aren't covered. So much for Bush's drug plan. I have a 1k ceiling on drug coverage. We pay out of pocket for dental but have an old friend as a dentist so he's cool about it and discounts us.