On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:29:50 -0800, "Bill McKee"
wrote:


"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
"Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The Mayo Clinic, praised by President Barack
Obama as a national model for efficient health care, will stop
accepting Medicare patients as of tomorrow at one of its primary-care
clinics in Arizona, saying the U.S. government pays too little."

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aHoYSI84VdL0

Huh - how about that.

Personally I think Medicare is screwed up. And that is from a person who
benefits. When I paid $1200 a month for wife and I we had a $15 copay for
GP and $30 for specialist. Now I go and nothing costs me anything. Until
my wife hits the donut hole for drugs. So seniors probably go for any
little ache. Run it more like any other insurance plan. Copays, etc.
Those who can not afford the copay because of income get a tax credit for
the copay as long as they do not abuse the system.

I could buy into that.