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[SJC <indexer AT localnet.com>]

Certainly here (Maine)the uninsured pay more.  Son injured his hand a 
while back and when I questioned parts of the surgery bill for repair of 
injury, I was told outright in many cases that "if you had insurance, it 
would only have been" X$.

Since many insurance laws are state-controlled, I'd guess this is one of 
the things that falls under, but here it's a dismal picture.  Not that 
it drove me to get insurance....it didn't

I've had more than my share of experience with insurers, and as a group, 
they are not folks for whom I Cherish a Great Admiration.  Disgusting 
creatures.

Susan Jane, in Maine

Marie McHarry wrote:
> > Many doctors and hospitals give 30 - 50% reduction in charges to people who
> > carry no insurance. Why?
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> I don't know of a place where that is true. People who don't have
> insurance are billed at a higher rate -- often substantially higher --
> than people who are covered by insurance companies that have worked
> out payment schedules with providers.
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> Marie
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