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The main difference and the thing that holds us back is what the Dems
refuse to address and that is Tort reform. French doctors don't fear  being
sued  every time they make a diagnosis. If we can take the lawyers  out
of the mix we can solve a bunch of the health care problems quite  easily.
I have French doctors as friends and there is also much they envy of  our
system, so it is far from perfect in their world either. 
 
We can't update our medical records systems to the level they would  like
as that is where most evidence that later appears in court comes from. 
Face it, as long as the doctors, hospitals and insurers are on the  
defensive,
we will not be able to make certain advances. 
 
Drew
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/29/2010 2:06:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lurine AT com-pair.net writes:

I've  been looking at the French system because it has done a couple of 
things I  like and think we'd be well advised to copy.  It has brought  
paperwork and billing into the 21st century and thus cut costs to doctors  
WAY down.  I know our doctor is beginning to use a level of their  
computerized systems (almost all notes directly on the computer and all  
prescriptions sent electronically directly to the pharmacy) but has yet to  
update the medical records system they use.

However, there are a  lot of people (thousands) not covered by the French 
plans (there are about  3 you have to choose from) AND it is not 100% 
coverage.  People have  to buy their own supplemental or pay anywhere from 
20-40% as  co-pays.

And I suppose you could say that society provides the  healthcare in Japan. 
Employers and employees pay the fees, out of each  paycheck, for themselves 
and the poor.  And you do have a co-pay  although they have a monthly 
out-of-pocket max.

Lynda
-----  Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob"  <becida AT comcast.net>


> In Canada or France or GB or Japan  this would not be an issue, it
> would not come up. Health care is like  fire protection or police,
> it's something the society  does.
>
> Rob
> becida AT comcast.net
>
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