3/27 I hear so much about HMO's in the news today. But what the hell does
the acronymn stand for?
\_ Health Maintainence Organization
\_ The only one here (at present) is IMHO. It stands for "In My
Humble Opinion"
\_ Thanks for the answer ulike the crap below. All I ask for
was a stupid acronymn and I get a 1 page troll from a bunch
of political nut bags. geez.
\_ Basically, health insurance providers. You are hearing about
in the news b/c they are evil...cutting corners whenever
possible to the detriment ot patients under the health care
plan. From what I can ascertain, these HMO's are run by
businesspeople, not doctors, so they are not really looking
in the patient's best interest most of the time.
\_ HMO's are an evil socialist monstrosity devised by liberals in
the name of "affordable healthcare." A real businessman
ALWAYS has the patient's best interests at heart, because
otherwise he ll lose a customer. The only thing that will
fix the evil of HMOs is fully privatized healthcare.
\_ Nice theory. Completely wrong though. Most HMO customers
have no choice - they go with whichever HMO gave their
employer the best deal on the group plan.
\_ You just don't get it, do you. People don't have the
choice PRECISELY because HMOs are forced down our throats
by lefties, and because there are laws REQUIRING the
employers to provide HMO coverage for their employees.
In these sorts of nasty socialist conditions, what do you
expect will happen? Exactly what is happening now.
A fully privatized healthcare will give people choice,
and stay affordable the way any service stays affordable:
competition.
\_ hey, do you know what a mixed economy is? govt
regulated capitalism. welcome to america.
\_ I'm with flacid |