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To: JohnM who wrote (116964)	7/30/2009 8:59:00 AM
From: Paul Kern	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541740

Sounds like the "Blue Dogs" are the best government that money can buy.

To: JohnM who wrote (116964)	7/30/2009 11:33:05 AM
From: biotech_bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541740

There's no denying that McAllen is an outlier - but the fact is these physicians are playing the game for-profit hospitals have perfected. They have become a politically convenient story - a caricature that's helping paint all physicians as fraudulent abusers. I don't know of too many hospitals like that one that are entirely based on physician ownership - and the data is that most of the recent 25-30% price (not utilization) increases are in markets with salaried physicians. A significant part of the story, I think, is the influence of special interests and how unlikely we are to get real reform - politicians are more likely to pursue politically feasible proposals