Comments on: The root of the problem http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/10/root-of-problem.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/10/root-of-problem.html#comment-51698 Anonymous Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2004/10/the-root-of-the-problem.html#comment-51698 Why do we all (Kevin, DB, Kerry, Bush, NEJM, etc) insist on talking about medical costs driving insurance premiums and never point to the possibility of insurance company greed driving medical costs? Do we really think they are so innocent? Read this:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/18/business/18insure.html<br />QUOTE:<br />"The Marsh executive asked the insurance company in an e-mail message to send someone to a meeting to pretend to make a bid for an insurance policy being sought by a customer - even though Marsh had already decided to steer the business to another insurer that agreed to pay a kickback to Marsh."<br /><br />[Not a health insurance deal but still - same greedy industry]<br /><br />Machi Why do we all (Kevin, DB, Kerry, Bush, NEJM, etc) insist on talking about medical costs driving insurance premiums and never point to the possibility of insurance company greed driving medical costs? Do we really think they are so innocent? Read this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/18/business/18insure.html
QUOTE:
“The Marsh executive asked the insurance company in an e-mail message to send someone to a meeting to pretend to make a bid for an insurance policy being sought by a customer – even though Marsh had already decided to steer the business to another insurer that agreed to pay a kickback to Marsh.”

[Not a health insurance deal but still - same greedy industry]

Machi

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