On 8/16/13 4:43 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
"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 .
HMO's...many of them have a terrible rep, which they have worked hard to
earn. My union's "provider" is a PPO, which seems to work pretty well.