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Cosmocat

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5. it is insane

Reply to RC (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 10:28 AM

Apr 2012

any medical practice has about one clerical staff per three medical staff just to manage all of the insurance nonsense - what is covered and trying to pry the payments from them.

It makes no sense at all.

Fareed Zakaria has a great piece in Time about it.

//www.fareedzakaria.com/home/Articles/Entries/2012/3/19_Health_Insurance_Is_for_Everyone.html|

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Then think of what Single Payer, universal Health care would do. RC Apr 2012 #1

it is insane Cosmocat Apr 2012 #5

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