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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (34392)	6/30/2012 2:39:34 PM
From: TFF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 220901

Well they managed to jam the market into quarter end. And now they have a holiday thin week, a fresh quarter to put new money to work, along with merger monday to keep the party going. Payroll friday will probably miss by a mile so they can pump up QE3 expectations again. That should take them up to earning season by mid july.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (34392)	6/30/2012 2:46:50 PM
From: Lazarus	6 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220901

exactly -- the medical business is no different from the finance business..... IT NEEDS GOVT OVERSIGHT AND CONTROLS. its bankrupting society and gone apeshit crazy on us. it needs it own version of glass steagall to strike at the root of corporate greed amongst insurers, big pharma, lawyers, et all that have driven the price up beyond the average person's affordability.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (34392)	6/30/2012 4:34:22 PM
From: Sergio H	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 220901

GZ, I respectfully disagree. Hospital ERs charge that much to make up for the uninsured...those economically poor people that cannot afford health care have no place else to go and they know that the ER cannot legally turn them down for service.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (34392)	6/30/2012 9:28:55 PM
From: Copeland	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220901

The insurance companies don't pay the charged rate. They pay a negotiated rate which is often 30% of the charge that is billed -- take a look at your explanation of benefits (EOB) form the next time you see a doctor or have a medical test done that's covered by insurance. Medicare pays much less. Most hospitals and physicians (ahem "providers") can't or do not balance bill the difference. The guy who is getting screwed over is the person without insurance (the self-pay patient) -- he's on the hook for the charged amount, which usually results in bankruptcy. That's why it's essentially financial suicide not to carry health insurance in the United States