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Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a... by eonw on Monday May 04, 2015 @12:38PM (#9487230)
this may be true, but when a doctor finds out you are on medicare versus say, paying cash, they add on a few extra procedures just to bill the gov a bit more.

source: i work in healthcare.

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Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a... by maxxxxx on Monday May 04, 2015 @12:46PM (#9487300)
The same happens with private insurance. I think your point would have been better if you had written "Medicare or health insurance"
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Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a... by eonw on Friday May 08, 2015 @12:06PM (#9512448)
agreed, good point.
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