In article >, Go Fig >
wrote:

> > > > It's the other way round. Free market competition keeps cost down and
> > > > service up.
> > >
> > > Not always. One of the biggest problems with the private health care
> > > system in the states is that the overhead for preparing insurance forms
> > > and paperwork is staggering. I just spoke with a tech at a blood lab
> > > in my neighborhood and she said they spend hours every day just doing
> > > paperwork after the doors close at night. My sister who's a psychologist
> > > in private practice also echoed the same concern to me on several
> > > occassions,
> > > the she spends hours doing insurance paperwork, which could better be
> > > spent treating patients.
> >
> >
> > Medicare administrative costs: 2%
> >
> > Average administrative costs of H.M.O.'s 15%
> >
> > New York Times, January 28, 2004, page A 25 (National Edition)
>
> Are you saying a doctors billing costs are included in the HMOs
> overhead ?
>
> Did the article compare fraud costs ?

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