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From: cindy@ada-uts.UUCP
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Subject: Re: HMO's
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Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 09:25:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 30 09:25:00 1985
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Nf-From: ada-uts!cindy    Dec 30 09:25:00 1985


    In responce to whether or not a hospital will admit one with a card
from an HMO, I am a member of Harvard Community Health Plan in Boston, and
I had an emergency situation in Elsworth, Maine.  They accepted my HCHP
card with no problems and gave me the required treatment.  They then
billed me, and I then submitted the bill to HCHP.

    I also get to pick my own doctor from their staff of qualified
physicians.  They found me the specialists I needed for a serious medical
condition, and they paid every cent.  I also find it very convienient to
have the lab, x-ray, ob/gyn, internist, and pharmacy in the same building.
After experiencing this HMO, I don't understand why anyone WOULDN'T want
to use an HMO.

NET: {harpo, allegro, bellcore, ihnp4}!inmet!ada-uts!cindy



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