The government, led by Hillary, pushed the HMO's to continue their mission of taking only paying patients. Thus by skimming the paying patients from the community they removed a massive support of the community health system driving them to the insolvent state they are in now.
The government, in the '80's -90's promoted HMO's and gave the HMO's protection from malpractice lawsuits by using the ERISA laws.
HMO's have perfected the delay and deny schemes the government so loves, thus saving huge amounts of money for the HMO's. Also aided by giving the doctors bonuses from this saved money at year end.
HMO's have also won in courts in the event of a lawsuit slipping through on failed care of retired people by proving the retired are legally worthless as they generally have no earned income losses if rendered unable to 'work'.
If the poor have no health care, it is primarily the doing of the govrnment.
The government, in the '80's -90's promoted HMO's and gave the HMO's protection from malpractice lawsuits by using the ERISA laws.
HMO's have perfected the delay and deny schemes the government so loves, thus saving huge amounts of money for the HMO's. Also aided by giving the doctors bonuses from this saved money at year end.
HMO's have also won in courts in the event of a lawsuit slipping through on failed care of retired people by proving the retired are legally worthless as they generally have no earned income losses if rendered unable to 'work'.
If the poor have no health care, it is primarily the doing of the govrnment.