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MSC2007 Donating Member (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-23-09 02:33 PM
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Enforce Anti-Trust and Racketeering and You Fix Health Care Costs!
Never have I heard so much "Bull Shit" in all my life. Until we have real law enforcement against the corporate criminals that drive our health care market nothing will change people. Wake up!!!

This country is nothing but a cesspool of corruption supported by the administration, the senate, our representatives and our courts. There is nothing great about this country and If you think our rock star Obama is going to change things your crazy. He is surrounded by corruption and we have already started counting failed promise after failed promise. The Iranian people have shown me just how pathetic the citizens of this country really are. Get off your ass and take back your country people because Obama is bought and paid for by corporate america. If he wasn't you would not be hearing all this "Bull Shit" about bail out, health care and endless wars. S~

2004 http://www.medicalsupplychain.com/pdf/Arlen%20Specter112304.pdf

2007 http://www.medicalsupplychain.com/pdf/McCaskill.pdf

2009 http://www.medicalsupplychain.com/pdf/Mr.%20Attorney%20General%20Eric%20H.%20Holder%20Jr.%201-14-2009.pdf

http://www.medicalsupplychain.com/news.htm
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patriotvoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-23-09 02:38 PM
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1. While I agree the insurance companies collude to fix prices,
I think it's naive to think that complete RICO enforcement would fix health care costs. The problem is one of many dimensions: spiraling costs are just one of those facets. Exclusion owing to pre-existing conditions, selective and whimsical benefits payment, lengthy review periods, litigation to recover benefits, exclusion of doctors from setting their own prices, and hodge-podge selection with confusing terms are just a sampling of the many problems.

BTW, Welcome to DU and... enjoy your stay.
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MSC2007 Donating Member (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-23-09 03:53 PM
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3. Start Putting CEO's In Jail and I Bet We Get Affordable Healthcare!
The Whole Point Is We Have a Corrupt Pay-To-Play System Driven By Special Interest and Nothing Will Change. S~
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patriotvoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-23-09 04:57 PM
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4. I'll take that bet: $1000 US (2009) that jailing 1 out of every 5 health care CEO has no
effect on the market price within 2 years of the jailing action. Go state your case on Long Bets (http://www.longbets.org/) and notify me when placed; I'll wager you.
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MSC2007 Donating Member (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-23-09 05:58 PM
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5. The CEO of Every Hospital System is Guilty of Medicare Fraud:
Just Failing To Report GPO Kick Back's

There are good people in Health Care, just not in positions that count.
This is a good reference for those that run healthcare http://www.ftc.gov/bc/0608hcupdate.pdf

This is another crime against healthcare:
http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/law-and-legal/novation-ge-congress-anti-trustrico-3373.htm
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-23-09 03:23 PM
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2. No need: the healthcare industry already 'fixes' healthcare costs.
Now, containing them -- that is a different matter. And providing for adequate healthcare -- something altogether different.
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