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nightrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-26-09 09:19 AM
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Matt Taibbi--"Health Care Reform: Sick and Wrong"
several videos available on his Sept 2 Rolling Stone article--


"Perhaps the biggest flaw in the American health care system is that 31 percent of costs are associated with administration and paperwork. Here Taibbi examines the easiest way to eliminate the red tape:"


http://taibbi.rssoundingboard.com/health-care-reform-sick-and-wrong#


One of the most unaddressed issues is the impact of administrative costs for practitioners of this fragmented multi-layered and confusing way we have of financing and delivering care. The "public option" doesn't touch on this issue, sadly.
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MountainLaurel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-26-09 09:24 AM
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1. Abso-fucking-lutely
That's one of the reasons other countries can spend less money for better health care.
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