Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Frank Reid
From : Mrproper
Date : Sat Sep 17 2005 02:04 pm

  Re: Re: Um...no comment?
  By: Frank Reid to Finnigann on Sat Sep 17 2005 09:57:00

 >   Re: Re: Um...no comment?
 >   By: Frank Reid to Finnigann on Sat Sep 17 2005 07:55:08
 > 
 >  > That is exactly the purpose of the HMO, and they're very effective at it.
 >  > you're really wanting to say is "fixed pricing"... and that's not going t
 >  > happen in the U.S.  You can't "cap" what a neurosurgeon makes, any more t
 >  > you can "cap" what a basketball player makes.  At least not in the U.S...
 >  > somewhere else.
 > 
 > What you *could* cap are the punitive awards from frivilous lawsuits that
 > result in skyrocketing malpractice suits.  Willing to do that?
 > 

Very willing... Then healthcare across the board would go down.


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