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eridani

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8. Irrelevant in most places.

Reply to elleng (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 04:57 AM

Jan 2016

I live just outside of Seattle, and can never call the Seattle fire department because they don't have a mutual aid agreement with any neighboring city. What kind of service they have is therefore beside the point.

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Competition can’t rein in health care costs [View all] eridani Jan 2016 OP

K&R abelenkpe Jan 2016 #1

A 4th point would be Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #2

I always ask people if they think that if their city had threee competing fire departments-- eridani Jan 2016 #3

Costs probably wouldn't go down. elleng Jan 2016 #5

You mean service gets better when three different companies show up for the same-- eridani Jan 2016 #6

No, 3 don't show up, elleng Jan 2016 #7

Irrelevant in most places. eridani Jan 2016 #8

It's not just Medicare Advantage plans that are Medicare + (some percent) jeff47 Jan 2016 #4

as local heathcare continues to flee the central city to the burbs we now have a burb city with 2 dembotoz Jan 2016 #9

Commercial insurers are limited to a percentage profit based on total revenue. Thor_MN Jan 2016 #10