JB> Hmmm, there is a government
 JB> law, COBRA, requiring hospitals to   care for -ALL- foiks regardless
 JB> of ability to pay, particularly those  that can't pay. IOW, the
Let's say all government intervention is removed from the process.  How, 
then, does the hospital determine if the patient will be able to foot the 
bill?  I don't see things quite the same as pre-paying for gasoline. 
Free-enterprise doesn't stop non-paying customers from slipping through the 
cracks..  It is possible to re-break someone's leg after fixing it the first 
time, but how does a doctor undo a tonsilectemy (sp?
JB
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