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To: combjelly who wrote (360060)	11/24/2007 3:17:31 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1588729

I had little experience with the US medical system before I developed asthma so imagine my shock when I called for an appointment in early December with a large clinic here in Seattle and could not get one until the end of February. And it took hours to get through the experience. In my latest medical episode....over a spider bite..... I was charged with a $750 bill for two pills and 5 minutes of doctoring after waiting 2 1/2 hours. My cousin told me I am paying for those people who can't pay and don't have health insurance. Since I have a $2k deductible to keep my monthly health insurance payments from going through the roof, I will have to pay the $750 out of pocket. And Tim, Taro, TC etc think the US system isn't broken. LOL. "Same story in Sweden, Netherlands and more." And the US, apparently... From that socialist rag, Business Week... businessweek.com