Posted on 03/23/2010 8:43:55 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
The big issue is catastrophic coverage. I'm not sure how to work that (and that is what Obama wants to get rid of).
A very interesting idea. Some physicians already do something like this, the "concierge practice" physicians. I was surprised when I found their fees weren't that bad compared to what one would think. They vary with the services offered, but the low end ones were $1000 - $2000 per year. (High end ones can go really high, but that involves the doc traveling with you, or accompanying you to every test, etc.) The big problem would indeed be catastrophic coverage. Physician fees are not the biggest piece of the pie, rather hospitalizations, treatments and drugs for expensive illnesses. If someone can figure out how to work that one, they'd earn undying thanks of many.
This is a superb idea and has the beneficial selling point to the Indians that it will vastly improve health care on the reservations for the Indians themselves.
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