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Originally Posted by Scott R
Massive quantities of taco bell are to blame.
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Just saw on the local news that it takes the average school age child 90 seconds longer to run a mile than 30 years ago....hmm
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Originally Posted by Chocaholic
No, massive quantities of lawyers are to blame.....
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I'd be curious as to how many 5+ million dollar settlements are paid out EACH year verses the number of insurance executives pulling in more than that....hmm
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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
There are a lot of reasons. Blaming any one cause is myopic.
One of the causes is that the free market system doesn't work when the buyer isn't paying.....
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Bingo....I'm no dummy, and I can't make "heads nor tails" out of a bill for a simple visit to the dermatologist...so I just sign it ('cause BCBS is paying the tab).
Can't imagine what a day's worth of testing at Duke would look like....it can exceed what most make in one year. I firmly believe that many tests are performed, not out of fear of liability from lawsuits (though some are), but simply because it's "easier" and profitable. Years ago after a knee surgery (insurance covered everthing) the rehab cost more than the surgery itself. The VAST majority of my 3x a week rehab visits were simply me going to the "gym" (rehab facility) to work out...$150 per workout
(....and a group of surgeons owned the facility). Lot's of waste, needless procedures & tests, "some" lawsuits, insurance overhead (premiums/salaries)....the list is long from my perspective.