28 May 09 11:15, Bob Ackley wrote to Bob Klahn:

 BA>>> Oh baloney, Bob.  You keep harping on nationalizing the
 BA>>> health care system as if that were a good thing.  The only

 BK>>  It is, compared to what we have now.

 BA> Hardly.

Agreed.

 BA> Remember, *my* health care is provided by what is
 BA> effectively a nationalized system similar to what you want - and the
 BA> government has been cutting that back and at best making it more
 BA> inconvenient (and expensive) for a quarter of a century, now.
 BA> Tricare does *NOT* pay the bills, it pays between 20% and 40% of
 BA> them.  It's the same for Medicare.

In my experience with medicare, doctors and clinics don't except any new
patients anymore. You have to sign up with a health care provider, like
Humana or Verizon, to get any service. What I've found in doing that is
that Humana has set prices that they'll pay and the people taking care of
you get what Humana allows. Of course, these are doctors who have signed
on with Humana and their pay schedule.


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