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I think that we need something done with health care and being in IT I think that this is a good place to start. I am concerned that while WalMart and Google certainly have the leverage point to accomplish things, that they are not to be the ones driving the boat. Walmart is a great company that focuses on driving costs out of their business, but how do they do that? They armwrestle suppliers (which is their right) into lowballing deals or risk offshore answers. That is fine for retail, but can we off-shore our healthcare?
I may also have a bit of paranoia, but the idea of two such large and profit focused companies on the data that will determine country wide insurability is not sitting well with me. As pointed out in a recent address, the Health Care Insurance industry has added payroll over the past few years - while the number of insurance covered individuals have declined. So we need more folks to provide service to less insured families (is service finding reasons not to cover things?)- I do not think so, and the plan of a focused database for individual information to "reduce medical errors..." sounds more like a plan to reduce financial errors in the global scheme of things.
IT can do great things here, I just wish that the clout of Walmart would not come to bear on things before we get our national values squared away first. - Posted by: Jim888 Posted on: 03/29/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Right Direction... worried about the parties involved.
Jim888 | 03/29/07
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Where the money goes
r.hermann@... | 03/30/07
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Focus on Maintaining Health
fredaa@... | 03/30/07
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YAY!!!!
wolfsouls | 03/30/07
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oops
wolfsouls | 03/30/07
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It's all about the money
blehr@... | 04/06/07
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Walmart
fra_forum@... | 08/18/07
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