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As both a healthcare recipient and a provider, it's my opinion that what's wrong with the industry cannot be "fixed" by the government dole. Prices are out of sight, therefore, we feel that we need insurance to help cover the exhorbitant cost. The business-as-usual medical suppliers have worked very hard for many years to falsely elevate the price for supplies and services, and the hospitals and clinics are forced to buy at those prices. These are passed on to the consumer exponentially and there's no end in sight. Our hospital is forced by a contract to buy our goods and services from only certain vendors. We aren't even allowed to buy a bottle of Clorox from Wal-Mart at a reasonable cost (let's say $1.00) but must buy from the contract vendor at the super-inflated price of nearly $7.00 for the same container! Healthcare reform needs to start at the base costs of the services provided. Encourage competition. Otherwise, what we will experience will be like giving a trauma victim a Band-Aid.
By LN

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