So the state set up an HMO for it’s Helena employees? State employees are not the problem. Paying doctors an hourly wage should make them more productive. /sarc
How many people used their "sick time" for shopping, golfing etc.....It was really abused where I worked...which was in government at the time.
So, a physician would get the same amount of money whether he performs an intricate brain surgery, or he writes out a prescription for aspirin... yeah, that’ll lead to better patient care.
Good luck with that. Another liberal utopian dream.
Who wants their doctor paid like a Wal Mart employee?
Interesting..since this is what businesses did years ago to provide health care for their employees...before the days of Big Government and Globalism
If done properly, it will decrease insurance costs. Funny, but the biggest detractors to the Montana state government doing this will be private insurers and Private corporate medical facilities...who rely on the government for their business
Old Governor Brian Swindler helping the citizens of Montana. That dumbass is still looking for Froggy Dew.....and his brain.
Old Governor Swindler had one campaign issue.......one. He was going to turn Montana coal into oil and reduce the price of gas. You can’t fill the tank on a lawn mower with the gas made from Montana coal. He lucked into an oil boom in Eastern Montana. He actually makes Obama look like a hard worker.
Judging from the comments, nobody picked up on a major problem with this plan. No co-pay? No deductible? What happens when you make something “free”? People go for all they can get. Every time somebody gets a sniffle, he will go to the clinic. As with all government giveaways, quality and supply will decline and costs will soar. I hope folks are prepared to wait for hours to see a doctor.