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mike

interesting and true. as you know ‘medicine’ here is a trillion dollar industry and profits are enormous – hence the cost of care/patient is the highest in the world, but certainly not the best.
there are so many opportunities for anyone connected to the industry for fraud , that too is a massive industry. I would say 90% perpetrated by greedy doctors.

catching the crooks is up to the enforcement division of the dept of health. republicans deliberately keep it under funded so they don’t have the man power to pursue the crooks.....
this is yet another way republicans keep the rich richer. they either stop legislation that would inhibit gouging or if that fails underfund the enforcement depts concerned so they don’t have the manpower
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and yet half the population apparently thinks this is good for them.........................and vote republican.

are half the American voters blind, gullible and stupid – YES! 

in effect this is the choice the US public is presented with.........

1    do you want reasonable medical care for all from cradle to grave for say $100/month. [this is what we have had for years through the government operated Medicare system for all folks over 65 – all recipients love it and have few, if any, complaints about it. the $100 is withheld from pension – we don’t even see it].

2    do you want to keep the present ‘for profit’ system which costs on average $1200-$1600 per month for a family of 4 and costs a single person about $250 to $400/month, is provided by avaricious insurance companies who have huge staffs whose only job is to pick through and deny payment of the your hospital and doctor’s bills, and like car insurance can drop you if you claim too much and become unprofitable for the company. [about 40 million Americans can’t afford this anyway and have no health insurance]. The cover is supposed to be for 80% of the cost, if you get 50% you are doing well.
ICU cost about $10,000 per day. You will be sued and lose your house, etc. if you cant pay your medical bills.

incredibly, the majority of voters pick No. 2........................ because the person pushing the plan is black.


‘nuff said.

ct





From: M.j. Feltham 
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 1:02 AM
To: Colin Taylor 
Subject: Fwd: Exclusive: Hospital Chain Internal Reports Found Dubious Cardiac Work



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  Breaking News Alert
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  Monday, August 6, 2012 -- 6:38 PM EDT
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  Hospital Chain Internal Reports Found Dubious Cardiac Work     
  HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the country, is confronting evidence of unnecessary cardiac treatments at some of its medical centers in Florida after a nurse’s complaint prompted an internal investigation.

  The inquiry found that the complaint was far from the only evidence that unnecessary — even dangerous — procedures were taking place at some HCA hospitals, driving up costs and increasing profits.

  HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States with 163 facilities, had uncovered evidence as far back as 2002 and as recently as late 2010 showing that some cardiologists at several of its hospitals in Florida were unable to justify many of the procedures they were performing. Those hospitals included the Cedars Medical Center in Miami, which the company no longer owns, and the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. In some cases, the doctors made misleading statements in medical records that made it appear the procedures were necessary, according to internal reports.  
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