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    yeah, i think that healthcare should operate more as a business. i think that that kind of mentality would do wonders for the level of care and the cost of buying healthcare on the open market. i know i keep going back to the atlantic article, but he put it so succinctly. how would a hospital react to handing a bill to a family member for $600,000 of care for a patient that died as a result of their negligence vs sending that same bill off to some accountant at medicare? would that be good for business? i'm not in favor of fatcats sucking up profits and driving up costs, but i am in favor of instituting some type of common business sense in healthcare, which seems to be totally lacking if you look at it from a customer experience standpoint.
    would it make sense to go to the grocery store, make a list of everything you need, go home, submit that list to an insurance company, wait to see what's covered on the list and how much, then go back and buy the approved items? is that efficient business? fuck no.

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    • well put.robotron3k
    • oddly enough it's THIS thinking which creates death panels, bc you apply money standards to human valueTheBlueOne
    • And your last statement is EXACTLY the system now, so I don't get your point.TheBlueOne
    • Or have you never had to been seriously ill or had major surgery and just not know this?TheBlueOne
    • I blew out my knee, had coverage but then had to submit all my rehab bills to insurance company and then was thrilled when they said it wasn't covered.TheBlueOne
    • they said I could get five rehab session. Five? Oh thanks Private Insurance Death Panel.TheBlueOne
    • I had to pay thousands out of pocket for rehab, even though I paid thousands over the years for my coverage. Great fucking system.TheBlueOne
    • system.TheBlueOne
    • Shouldn't have blown out your knee then. Also, your knee isn't worth thousands to fix? Cut your leg of then Lawrence.AngryMob
    • i'm not at all advocating keeping the current system. i'm not sure why you and rick keep inferring that from my posts.johndiggity
    • however i'm vehemently opposed to the current health bill, as i don't know how it will accomplish what it purports to do.johndiggity
    • do, and neither does the president or congress it seems.johndiggity
    • @john Yeah it does seem a bit juryrigged, I'll grant you that.TheBlueOne
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