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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
What glatt said.
Are you aware that you are also already paying for that other guy's house fire
with your homeowner's insurance, and that other guy's car wreck
with your auto insurance? It's insurance. That's how it works.
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Does anyone find it paradoxical that the salaries of patient-care staff
and the continued existence most hospitals' now depend upon
the US government's funding of Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, etc.
Conservatives blame Obama for rising health care costs,
but then try to scare seniors by saying Obama is cutting
Medicare reimbursements to hospitals by 27%.
Maybe just a bit of self-interest here ?
Little mention is made of GWB's clause in Medicare Part D prohibiting
Medicare from "negotiating" drug costs with pharmaceutical companies.
e.g., CDC contracts with Merck for Shingles vaccine (Zostavax) at $105/dose
for use by county health departments, but it is $161 for Medicare.
Patients of private physicians can expect fees of ~ $400.