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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (4448)	2/13/2008 12:48:39 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

"Do they wait any longer than none Medicare patients?" I don't know. Obviously the fact that most doctors elect not to accept the 1970's vintage reimbursement rates that Medicare pays causes some patients to experience delays in finding medical providers to provide service. It would probably cause them to receive the less desirable scheduling options as profitable patients received better service than unprofitable ones. "You really want to get into the rationing argument? " So let me guess, the solution to a problem caused by government is more government regulation?