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Ilsa

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18. And they want doctors publicly pricing all of their services,

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 01:49 PM

Sep 2017

to supposedly increase competition. I can imagine some areas where there could be too much competition, bringing prices down so low that doctors become callous because they feel like they are working for minimum wage.

"So I amputated the wrong leg. What do you expect at these roch-bottom prices?"

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And they want doctors publicly pricing all of their services, Ilsa Sep 2017 #18

Uh, no. Costs will not come "down so low." WinkyDink Sep 2017 #20

Right, but it's their dream, and Ilsa Sep 2017 #23

Republicans never have been concerned with health one way or another. IT'S PROFITS, BABY. $$$$$$$$$. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #19

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