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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
You think that there is no profit motive
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In fact, there's a spend-your-budget motive.
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You think they can't kick you out for anything?
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As I've said, we don't know what the final form will be, but the primary issue this is supposed to address is the practice of kicking people out when they get sick.
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You think it will not be underfunded?
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I don't know. I hope not. But if they have to make those choices, I want it to be based entirely on triage, and not how much the corporation gets to keep.
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You think it will me more efficient?
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Quite likely. Our current system is the least efficient, so there's plenty of room for improvement. Of course, the spend-your-budget motive will work against efficiency, but the tendency towards underfunding will work against that.
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You think we are going to save taxpayers (shareholders) money?
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I want to save patients' money, at the worst time in their lives. An overall improvement across the entire tax base, due to decreasing the reliance on ERs, would be a welcome side effect, but not the primary issue from my perspective.