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	Name:	Council Roc Doc -
	Subject:	Understanding the past..
	Date:	8/4/2009 11:35:38 AM

Wix, while I appreciate your historical perspective, your comments regarding out-patient surgical centers, doctor owned imaging centers etc seems to indicate that these were developed with only profit in mind. In my specialty, private insurance companies began to eliminate certain procedures from their coverage list, procedures that patients, quite matter of factly, benefit from and need that vastly improve the quality of life. Patients who need these procedures could not afford to pay out of pocket for the procedures not covered as well as hospitalization. Out patient surgical centers provided a cost effective option for these patients. They could operate more efficiently than hospital OR's and charge the patient a fraction of the cost, and the patient could still afford the surgical package. Physician owned imaging centers attempt to keep billings in house. What is so wrong with that if it is more efficient, convenient and cheaper than hospital imaging centers? To suggest that the medical community on the whole has developed an off site medical community only for control and dollars is disingenuous.

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They Will NEVER UNDERSTAND... - Barneget - 8/3/2009 7:02:16 PM

Understanding the past.. - wix - 8/3/2009 10:52:09 PM

Understanding the past.. - Barneget - 8/3/2009 10:57:36 PM

Understanding the past.. - Council Roc Doc - 8/4/2009 11:35:38 AM

CR Doc.. - wix - 8/4/2009 3:10:17 PM

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