"Califbill" wrote in message
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"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
In article ,
says...


Exactly. I am not sure when we decided price was more important than
service and quality (probably around 1980-90) but things have gone
down hill since then.

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That's about the same time frame that health insurance plans
introduced
"HMOs". People loved the fact that they could just pay $5 for a
doctor's office visit. Look what happened.

People looking for cheap deals usually get exactly what they want
and
eventually they pay the price.

HMO's were a lot earlier than 1980. Kaiser System was probably the
original.

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I am sure HMO's were around but as I recall, it was early in the
1980's when they became popular in general. Before them we had
basic, Major Medical health insurance that was very affordable.
Covered catastrophic injuries and diseases but didn't cover running to
the doctor with a runny nose .