On Wednesday, September 1, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, bob_t...@my-deja.com   
   wrote:   
   > About a quarter of a century ago, Dr. John J. Magrann, sitting in his   
   > La Palma, California office told me that the insurance industry had   
   > taught doctors how to steal hubcaps while the insurance companies were   
   > stealing the cars.  This was quite a revelation to me coming from a   
   > "hubcap thief".   
   >   
   > Let me introduce myself.  My name is Bob Thayer, a retired aerospace   
   > engineer who now has the time to assist Dr.  Magrann in is what about   
   > to become the biggest battle of this century and perhaps the next.   
   >   
   > A little background on Dr. Magrann who conceived and saw through to   
   > fruition what is now known as the "Medical Savings Account" (MSA).  His   
   > present battle takes on the multi-trillion dollar medical industry.   
   > It's his belief that whether your name is Bill Gates or you are the   
   > poorest of the homeless, you are entitled to the best medical care   
   > available today.   
   >   
   > Over his entire career he has collected, commented and published   
   > information about the very industry that has made millionaires of many   
   > of his colleagues.  Here is an extremely small sample of his "Medical   
   > Hall of Shame":   
   >   
   >      *    Dan Crawley, CEO of Foundation health, and a $19 million pay   
   > package in 1994.   
   >      *    Steve Wiggins, an HMO executive, had a $35 million pay   
   > package in 1994   
   >      *    Norman Payson helped found Health Source in 1994 had an 11.4   
   > million dollar pay package.   
   >   
   > HMOs pay non-medical sales people to sign Seniors.   
   >      *    Humana - Sign 7 elderly/week for a salary of ...   
   > $112,800.00/year   
   >      *    Foundation Health - Sign 12 elderly/week for a salary of ...   
   > $190,000.00/year   
   >      *    Sell Golden rule health plan to 20/month for a salary of ...   
   > $100,000.00/year   
   >   
   > These are only six items from approximately 200 pages in  Dr.   
   > Magrann's scrap book.   
   >   
   > It isn't rocket science to figure out who's money this was.   
   >   
   > If you are willing to invest the time it takes to read what Dr.   
   > Magrann has collected and educate five of your friends, just imagine   
   > what kind of power can be placed back in the hands of the people when   
   > they can no longer tell you they need to raise the cost of health   
   > care.  Every educated person makes a big difference.  Which reminds me   
   > of an old story.   
   >   
   > A woman came home from a night out wearing a new mink coat.  When her   
   > maid asked where she had gotten it, she said she had met a man with   
   > $10,000.  A week later, the maid came home wearing an identical mink   
   > coat.  When her mistress asked where she had gotten it, she said she   
   > had met 10,000 men with a $1.   
   >   
   > As a final note, imagine for a minute another of Dr.  Magrann's ideas,   
   > have every health care provider publish his/her price for each   
   > procedure performed.  Now you could become a prudent shopper.   
   >   
   > If you are interested in getting the real inside information, let me   
   > know.  If you enjoy a David and Goliath battle, I'd love to hear from   
   > you.  A P.O. Box number will be posted here soon.   
   >   
   > Bob   
   >   
   >   
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   I would be interested. Thanks, Jim   
      
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