Bargaining power with whom? I take that as the 'single payer' would be better able to negotiate reimbursement rates...which is what private insurers are dong now. Several doctores I was friends with in New Jersey said it was like being shaken down by the mob for 'protection moey'. If they did not agree to the reduced rate, they could not be a 'preferred provider' for that nsurance company.
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > you're being pretty specious too. A larger pool is more streamlined and has > more bargaining power, as well as more capacity to absorb catastrophic > costs. Geez. > > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> > wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> It involves increasing the risk pool, strengthening the bargaining > >> position, investing in preventative medicine and streamlining > >> administration. > > > > By 'strengthening the bargaining position' I assme you mean the same > > strong-arm techniques being used by private insurance that basically > > blackmails doctors into accepting a certain reimbursement rate in order > to > > be an 'approved care provider'? > > I think its cute you think the US Governemnt is capable of 'streamlinign > > administration' of something. Is this a joke? People bitch and moan > about > > bonuses paid to corporate big-wigs, but that is nothing compared to the > > wasteful government spending that goes on every year becasue of the lack > (or > > apparent banning) of common sense. Its been going on for years and > honestly > > do not see it ending any time soon. > > > > > > > > -- > > Scott Stroz > > --------------- > > The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are > > willing to work and give to those who would not. - Thomas Jefferson > > > > http://xkcd.com/386/ > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:296705 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
