It does make it sound as though there is some bribes coming in late. The waiver program has asked for bids ever since 93 and it has really only kept prices in line. The DME's all know what each other will bid. It has forced small providers into partnerships to compete. I think this helps the argument for a government operated health care system. The rich folks can still have insurance and private hospital rooms but its getting damn ridiculous when sick Americans are afraid to see the doctor because they can't afford the copay, if not the entire payment. What are we going to do when doctors and hospitals refuse to bid on CMS contracts. This is like asking congress to vote on a pay and health-care cut for themselves. It just isn't going to happen. As things are, I am treated as an outpatient for pneumonia. Twelve years ago I didn't have it as bad and still stayed 14 days. Have we fallen so far behind the rest of the industrial world that CMS is going to ask for bids on euthanasia?
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