[geeks] healthcare was: nVidia 8800GT for Apple Mac Pro

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org>
>Date: 2008/05/23 Fri PM 03:31:39 EDT
>To: geeks at sunhelp.org
>Subject: Re: [geeks] healthcare was: nVidia 8800GT for Apple Mac Pro

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>Given the massive difference in cost (UK roughly 10%, US roughly 16% of
>GDP), you would expect to see the US being dramatically better. And
>that doesn't seem the case.

We pay our doctors better. ;^)

>> Sure - once the doctors organize and start refusing to take payments
>> from insurance companies. They probably won't, but that would be the
>> tipping point IMHO.
>
>Learning various details here about the US insurance industry would
>seem to indicate that it's probably a significant part of the problem
>in the US.
>
>> Depends on the fence - picket would hurt, split rail not so much...
>
>If you have a long time to sit, take a cushion :)

No, I have an ointment from my local pharmacy, it's a little expensive, but with my insurance covering most of the cost, it isn't too expensive. ;^)

Lionel