Gov. I-Never-Had-A-Real-Job is paying back his debt to HGEA.
On the other hand, it's only fair since Hawai'i is a wholely-owned subsidiary of HGEA.
OK, I'm a little grumpy this am, since I got a dinnertime robo-call yesterday from Lazy Mazie Hirono, the local Dem hack, inviting me to a meeting where she'd explain how the GOP were trying to destroy Medicare.
#3
Well what gripes my cookies is the Donks took $450B out of Medicare and now they're trying to say the GOP asking for buget reductions is killing it.
#4
"Doctors keep leaving Medicare/Medicaid because the reimbursements are too low. Eventually the program will be on paper only."
So old people die and the gummint can give the money to their cronies doesn't have to spend money on their medical treatment.
A win-win for the Bambi crowd.
It's almost like they planned it this way.
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#5
Doctors keep leaving Medicare/Medicaid because the reimbursements are too low. Eventually the program will be on paper only. Citation? Docs who aren't super-specialists generally can't afford to rule out treating a huge chunk of the total population. The most significant development would be doctors leaving medical practice altogether because reimbursements are too low.
#6
No offense intended but currently low income types or Medicaid patients are being seen by a "rent-a- Doc" state program. So state funding would help the financial aspect. I would assume the Physician would be contracted and perhaps gain financial assistance help with student loans plus acquire continuing education credit and of course experience.
#7
No 5, AH; My GP just severed all business contact with Medicare. The reimbursement rates aren't great but the deal breaker for him is the new regulations w/r to billing errors. Even a small error can bring penalties up to 1.2 million and they have Contractors specifically auditing for that small error. A single penalty can bankrupt a small practice and business insurance will not cover the penalty. Considering the complexity of the billing system it's not worth the risk and since he is a good Doctor with a decent practice he can make his nickle without Medicare. He need not risk his practice. He is worth my paying cash for his services.
I've worked in hospitals since the early '80s. Docs havebeen leaving both Medicare and Medicaid that entire time. Not only are the reimbursements now less than cost, but the Catch-22 paperwork is also a part of it. HCFA Regulations are so complex and the requirement for dotting i's and crossing t's are so onerous that the paperwork alone drives some docs out of the programs. Then when a doc makes a mistake on one of the thousands of pages of reimbursement regulations, s/he is charged with Medicare or Medicaid "fraud" and subject to civil, criminal and financial penalties.
Changed to bikini photo @ 15:00. Good point, Glenmore. I only considered which photo was more 'maneater-y'. I'll remember to use only work-safe pics in the future.
THAT'S 'work-safe'? Where do YOU work? :-)
Safer than the nippy pic. The nippy pic goes under the bikini pic.
So if you don't want to see it, certainly do not run your curser over the photo.
#1
That does sound pretty stupid and rude, and I would hope conservatives would have sacked him too. Not for being un-PC, but for being stupid and rude.
#3
In Canada the Conservative Party are the conservatives. I believe you are thinking of Australia where the Liberal Party are the (sorta) conservatives.
#4
The Liberal Party is the primary challenger to Harper's Conservative Party in the upcoming Canadian elections. Wikipedia describes the Liberal Party as being "centre to centre-left."
#6
I apologize. I was indeed thinking of Australia, and the British definition of liberal. Thank you, Zebulon Thranter9856 and ryuge for so nicely correcting me.
#7
I was a little vague on the whole thing as well, which explains the Wikipedia references. So once again Rantburg U (my real alma mater) brings some knowledge into my life.
I'm still confused about the Contempt of Parliament charges. From the limited amount of time I wanted to spend reading about it, I got the impression that it's a super-partisan tempest in a teapot over technicalities . . . but I could be wrong.
I was amused by some of the party names at the Wiki Election link: Communist, Marxist-Leninist, Animal Alliance Environment Voters, Marijuana, Pirate, Rhinoceros, People's Political Power. It's like walking among the stands at Lollapalooza.
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Axelrod told a Chicago civic club Thursday he was surprised when Blagojevich told him he wanted to run for governor in 2002. But Axelrod said Blagojevich "couldn't really articulate for me why."
Axelrod said what has happened with Blagojevich has been "tragic" for both the former governor's family and the state.
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Gov. I-Never-Had-A-Real-Job is paying back his debt to HGEA.
