On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:05:52 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> enigma > wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote in
>> news >>
>>> Ditto. I work in health care, now for a board that has over
>>> 20 hospitals in the system.
>>
>> well, actually you work for the "health industry". if there
>> were not specific laws *requiring* any of those hospitals to
>> provide at least rudimentary care to the poor, they wouldn't.
>> under the free market system, which McCain supports, health
>> care is only going to get more expensive & available to fewer
>> people. while i am not a fan of government health care, i
>> think the "system" needs a good clean out. there is 'for
>> profit' and there is greed...
>> lee
>
> The most expensive part of health care is compliance.
>
> Believe me, I have first hand experience with that! The industry is
> regulated to death.

regulated by the government, or regulated by the insurance companies? do
doctors have to fill out more forms for the government, or for the
insurance companies?

blake