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bitmasher
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: Cash before chemo: Hospitals get tough |
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M.D. Anderson demanded $105,000 up front before it would start chemotherapy treatment.
http://www.wsbt.com/news/health/18353979.html
I pretty sure the medical system is going to go through some serious regulatory changes in the next 15 years, stories like these are just a sign of the cracks. The load from retiring baby boomers alone should be enough to break medicaid and medicare... |
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Whelland
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Location: Kingston, MI
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Be careful.........we certainly don't want national health care. |
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expatriate
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| Anyone questioning whether we should have nationalized health care should talk to someone in the military. The stories they'd hear... |
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