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To: SilentZ who wrote (371028)	2/16/2008 6:42:56 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1573888

First, most don't have socialized medicine, they have socialized medical insurance. Big difference. Interesting statement... what's the difference in your mind? In socialized medicine the government actually owns the hospitals and clinics, hires the doctors etc. With socialized medical insurance the government just replaces the medical insurance companies, the payment system, everything else remains in private hands. Government is very good at doing repetitive tasks cheaply. By taking over the payment system you would eliminate most insurance marketing costs, corp profits, and streamline the reimbursement system (which is a huge part of doctors costs). You could probably get close to the cost of covering everyone with the savings. If you are interested in a 'lively' debate on the topic you can visit this thread... Subject 55439