"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.

"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.

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.

On Dec 31, 7:35*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
"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.

Whatcha think about VA care?

On 31/12/2009 5:35 PM, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
"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.

That is the idea. Get all that cash flowing to government, then pay so
little care deteriorates and government profits. And rationing of
services too.

Then wait, when the feds have taxes high, they will shift it back to the
states to contribute but taxes will not go down. And reduced coverages
so you need supplimentry insurance or you could find getting your
appendix removed puts you in the same ward room as 9 other H1N1 patients
unless of course you kick the extra for semi or private rooms.

Or in at least Canadian history is being replayed in the US.

I will say this, the government statists are playing the American public
like a piano.

On Dec 31 2009, 7:35*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
"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.

The only thing is, the administration's health care bill works nothing
like Medicare.

Loogypicker wrote:
On Dec 31 2009, 7:35 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
"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.

The only thing is, the administration's health care bill works nothing
like Medicare.


It's yet another government bureaucracy, isn't it?

D.Duck wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Dec 31 2009, 7:35 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
"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.

The only thing is, the administration's health care bill works nothing
like Medicare.


It's yet another government bureaucracy, isn't it?


Yawn.

On Jan 1, 10:33*am, "D.Duck" wrote:
Loogypicker wrote:
On Dec 31 2009, 7:35 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
"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.

The only thing is, the administration's health care bill works nothing
like Medicare.

It's yet another government bureaucracy, isn't it?

That's the only thing in common. The Veteran's Administration is a
government bureaucracy also. So is the military as a whole.

On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:54:46 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
wrote:

On Dec 31, 7:35*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
"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.

Whatcha think about VA care?

I've had very good care with what I needed from the VA. It greatly
improved while George Bush was in office.

Of course, I could be a liar.
--
John H

"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money."
--Margaret Thatcher