[quote=Shadowfax]
Heathcare reform was a wash, IMHO. But the bailout policy under O has given me pause over whether he is really pursuing the country’s goals or whether he is just selling out like the rest of them to the highest bidder.

ok, rant off.[/quote]

Healthcare was not a wash IMO. The government sought to control 1/6 of the economy through healthcare and they have succeeded. I am an analyst for a major healthcare provider in SD. What I thought was republican rhetoric to block healthcare during the legislation is in some ways becoming true. We have restructured our entire management model and are seeking anyway to cut costs/services in short of layoffs (I’m sure will come eventually) to make up for the cuts in reimbursement. Any open positions (100s) unfilled as of this week Monday were pulled from the system. We are on a complete hiring freeze. All this while dozens of private practices around the county wish to close up shop and join our medical group because we can negotiate a better reimbursement rate based on our size.