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Published November 05, 2009 12:36 am - There are wonderful intentions and desires in our search for “universal” health care. What have we learned from prescription Medicare D experience? We’ve seen the difficulty in acclimating seniors to 30-something plans in Missouri.
Voices: Medical Katrinas
There are wonderful intentions and desires in our search for “universal” health care. What have we learned from prescription Medicare D experience? We’ve seen the difficulty in acclimating seniors to 30-something plans in Missouri. We’ve seen some clinical and laboratory fees approximately doubled by the layers of effort to process, record and report the many claims. In some cases, the patient cost with and without coverage is almost the same, with an equal amount going “to the system.”
Any “universal” system will be the next obstacle to define and enforce. We should probably be prepared to expect that in the near term. Despite the purest of motives, the logjam will be like several medical “Katrinas.” Does that conjure any visions?
Bill Hawkins
Joplin
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