[39] in UA Exec
Task Force Report: Medical copay
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel Hawkins)
Sat Sep 19 04:13:12 2009
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From: Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@MIT.EDU>
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Hi all,
So I went to the first open forum about the Institute Wide Planning Task
Force report, and this issue (which has been loosely assigned to CSL) was
brought up. Liz, please correct me if I'm wrong (I didn't take notes), but
I believe there was a doctor there from MIT Medical who spoke on the issue,
and he basically said:
- The copay changes will not affect students
- The copay changes are for specialty care only, not primary care
- The copay changes are mandated by new laws, so they are not negotiable
and are already being implemented
My questions are:
- Are these things true? If so, why was this "idea" even in the report?
- Is this issue essentially dead? What can we do about it, and do we
even care?
Discuss.
-hwkns
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Hi all,<br><br>So I went to the first open forum about the Institute Wide P=
lanning Task Force report, and this issue (which has been loosely assigned =
to CSL) was brought up.=A0 Liz, please correct me if I'm wrong (I didn&=
#39;t take notes), but I believe there was a doctor there from MIT Medical =
who spoke on the issue, and he basically said:<br>
<ul><li>The copay changes will not affect students</li><li>The copay change=
s are for specialty care only, not primary care</li><li>The copay changes a=
re mandated by new laws, so they are not negotiable and are already being i=
mplemented</li>
</ul>My questions are:<br><ul><li>Are these things true?=A0 If so, why was =
this "idea" even in the report?</li><li>Is this issue essentially=
dead?=A0 What can we do about it, and do we even care?</li></ul>Discuss.<b=
r>
<br>-hwkns<br>
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