David, Forgive me, this is not a personal attack. I dont see it on your website so I have to ask, you dont own mvn.net do you? The reason I ask is that you come off with an employee mentality rather than from an owner perspective. I'm just curious.
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 10:53 PM, David E. Smith <d...@mvn.net> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 21:37, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote: > > > Medicare reimburses doctors, hospitals, etc, somewhere between 10 and 60% > > of > > the COST of what people who are on medicare actually get. The rest of > us > > who actually PAY are paying to subsidize them. > > > > Source? > > (The real number is closer to 85%, and if doctors' offices didn't have to > retain such large billing staffs to constantly bird-dog recalcitrant > insurance companies, that rate would be more than fair.) > > > > Frankly, for those of you want a single payer system... Could you tell > > the > > rest of us what experience you have with a federal agency that has so > > inspired you with confidence over their efficiency, responsiveness, > wisdom, > > and fantastic ability, that you stood in awe and said "I want them in > > charge > > of my life!" > > > Yup. Medicare. Very simple program, very low overhead (on the order of 3%, > as compared to about 20% for the typical insurance company). Proven to > improve health care outcomes for those covered by it. > > David Smith > MVN.net > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
