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   From: crwlrjeff@yahoo.com   
      
   "sms88"  wrote in message   
   news:k08prb$d1q$1@dont-email.me...   
   > On 8/12/2012 10:00 AM, Jeff Strickland wrote:   
   >   
   >> You went to the county heath clinic. You paid $25, the officed billed   
   >> the government $400 for the three minutes you were served.   
   >   
   > Unlikely. The county clinics are highly subsidized up front. While the   
   > amount of care received probably cost the government well over $400, there   
   > was no need to submit any bills since the government already paid for the   
   > doctors, nurses, laboratory, and support staff. It's more efficient than   
   > submitting forms for reimbursement for every patient.   
      
   That doesn't really change my argument very much. Does the office bill the   
   government after the service or before? Either way, it costs more than $25,   
   and taxpayers pick up the shortfall.   
      
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