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   From: scharf.steven@geemail.com   
      
   On 8/12/2012 1:08 PM, Jeff Strickland wrote:   
   >   
   > "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.   
      
   That's true. And since the person will go to the county clinic only when   
   the problem becomes serious, the costs end up being much higher than if   
   they had preventative care available to them.   
      
   That's why the U.S. spends the most money per capita on health care but   
   has poorer outcomes than countries that spend far less.   
      
   We choose to personally spend more money on health care, education,   
   etc., in exchange for much lower taxes than other countries. The fact   
   that we actually end up spending far more money overall is something   
   that is difficult to make people understand.   
      
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