I have seen socialized medicine in the U.S. military. Dependent sick call averaged 750 patients per day. I suggested that since the cost of medicine was waived at the discretion of the command, we need only charge 50 cents per patient visit to offset that cost and things would change. The change was met by much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, but within a month the average had dropped to 150 patients per day. No longer did women bring all four kids in to see the doctor because one had a runny nose. They used the runny nose medicine they still had from the previous visit.
I watch patients being discharged from our regional hospital grabbing everything that is not locked down to take home because they think it is theirs. Medicare or Medi-Cal is actually paying for it...not really....as we only get about 75% of what it actually costs to treat these patients. We cannot leave electronic thermometers in the room or they will be taken. They insist on wearing their gowns home and some even try to take the bedding. When you pour slop into the trough, the pigs will run to it....just my observation from a childhood on a farm. :-) Dik On Jun 20, 6:01 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting point is they want to pass it but they have no idea what it > would cost or how to pay for it. Why would anyone support this kind of > bill, especially in today's economy? This is a guaranteed moneypit, > even worse than the Great Society was. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/20/health/policy/20health.html?_r=1&th... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
