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I'm pretty sure England had a higher approval rating when we revolted.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5326078&page=1
Government insurance is alright when the government has unlimited money, but now that we're seeing that fallacy through... doctors are losing their economic incentive to practice.
"Power only possesses what it takes from the people, and for the citizens to believe that they have to give what they have in order to get welfare, their common sense must have been deeply distorted." - Anselme Bellegarrigue
http://www.northstarwriters.com/ct104.htm
Government's emphasis on the middle-man and not actual healthcare is also starting to wear thin. 2008 is going to be an awesome year! The article concludes in favor of the abolition of private health insurance, see above for reasons as to why that's not fiscally possible.
The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.
Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008.
Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5326078&page=1
To Tipsword, this round of Medicare reimbursement cuts, to become effective July 15, could make or break her family practice. (In many states, these cuts affect Medicaid too.)
"I have struggled to build up my practice, but my outlook gets worse each year," Tipsword said. "The current round of Medicare cuts -- which will cut my repayments, which are miniscule right now -- as well as increasing malpractice insurance coverage, despite an A+ rating, makes it less feasible for me to continue practice."
"I have struggled to build up my practice, but my outlook gets worse each year," Tipsword said. "The current round of Medicare cuts -- which will cut my repayments, which are miniscule right now -- as well as increasing malpractice insurance coverage, despite an A+ rating, makes it less feasible for me to continue practice."
"Power only possesses what it takes from the people, and for the citizens to believe that they have to give what they have in order to get welfare, their common sense must have been deeply distorted." - Anselme Bellegarrigue
http://www.northstarwriters.com/ct104.htm
One of the most interesting and instructive lessons is how much of a discount – in many cases, as much as 50 percent – doctors and hospitals will take for a cash payment. Cash eliminates the need to deal with health insurers, which specialize in delaying reimbursement for as long as possible and in reducing payment amounts as much as possible.
(Imagine, for a moment, the outlay of having to deal with multiple health insurance companies, each with its own set of forms and different rules about how those forms are to be filled out. One comma missing, and the insurer gleefully kicks back the form, which then must be filled out again and resubmitted. FYI: All radiology claims must be sent to an entirely different company at a different address. Small wonder that “coding,” the industry term for all this expensive, time-consuming BS, is one of the hottest topics among physicians and hospitals.)
The very willingness of health care providers to slash a cash payment by half fairly screams that as much as 50 percent of the exorbitant amount that we Americans pay for health care each year goes to burdensome insurance paperwork and administrative shell games, not actual care. This overhead amounts to trillions of dollars each year, which is real money even by federal budgeting standards.
(Imagine, for a moment, the outlay of having to deal with multiple health insurance companies, each with its own set of forms and different rules about how those forms are to be filled out. One comma missing, and the insurer gleefully kicks back the form, which then must be filled out again and resubmitted. FYI: All radiology claims must be sent to an entirely different company at a different address. Small wonder that “coding,” the industry term for all this expensive, time-consuming BS, is one of the hottest topics among physicians and hospitals.)
The very willingness of health care providers to slash a cash payment by half fairly screams that as much as 50 percent of the exorbitant amount that we Americans pay for health care each year goes to burdensome insurance paperwork and administrative shell games, not actual care. This overhead amounts to trillions of dollars each year, which is real money even by federal budgeting standards.
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