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To: i-node who wrote (199885)	5/3/2009 3:43:34 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

>>I was wrong.<< major credit to you here - most folks wouldn't fess up, especially if they felt they weren't wrong by much, as you do. on my end, i have to admit that 189 cases is much lower than i would've expected. however, i'm not sure the following has been proven: 1. every single issue goes before this group. 2. the law hasn't been written in such a way as to discourage lawsuits (remember, campaign contributions). iow, maybe it is legal to deny brain cancer if the patient didn't disclose the yeast infection. i don't know for sure either way. the biggest problem with healthcare is that the cost is growing nearly 2x inflation. that's not sustainable. what "minor modification" would you suggest to prevent this going forward? especially in light of the sickly boomers reaching the age where health care becomes a part of their daily lives. i'm no proponent of government health care. the idea of fannie and freddie style health care is chilling. but the current system is broken - as evidenced by sky rocketing costs that are accelerating. my emergency room out of pocket cost when up 200% this year alone.