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 From: lobby.dosser.mapson@verizon.net 
  
 hlillywh@juno.com (Hal Lillywhite) wrote: 
  
 > Lobby Dosser  wrote in message 
 > news:... 
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 >> > Of course the complete, tax funded system encourages overuse and 
 >> > long lines at the doc's office too. 
 > 
 > 
 >> The insurance funded option doesn't do this? Read what I said: We Are 
 >> Paying Right Now! We are paying higher insurance premiums and we are 
 >> paying higher medical costs. 
 > 
 > Not to the same extent, and especially not the plans that call for 
 > significant copayment or cover only catestrophic events.  If my 
 > insurance only pays 80% of the cost, that remaining 20% is a deterrent 
 > to my making frivolous visits to the doc. 
  
 Your premiums are higher than they would be if you were not also paying 
 for those who do not have insurance! It doesn't matter if you have 50% 
 co-pay. If you pay everything yourself, you are paying more than you 
 would if indigents were covered by some type of insurance. Why is this so 
 hard for you to understand? 
  
 > 
 >> You also might go look at what Kerry is proposing. It is NOT a submit 
 >> a bill to the government program. It is NOT government employed 
 >> health care workers. 
 > 
 > Who brought up Kerry's plan?  This thread is a discussion of 
 > accusations that the current US plan (and by implication, Bush) caused 
 > the current vaccine shortage. 
  
 It diverged. Sometimes threads do that. Look at your own statement re: 
 encouraging overuse. 
  
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