Comments on: A Non-Profit HMO Site http://dilithium.purrfectdomains.com/2008/08/13/a-non-profit-hmo-site/ (Pronounced "Old Dilithium Crystals") software and tech news, my opinions and more Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:51:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ed http://dilithium.purrfectdomains.com/2008/08/13/a-non-profit-hmo-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 Ed Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:58:46 +0000 http://dilithium.purrfectdomains.com/?p=629#comment-3339 It's possible that modern health insurance companies may have started as you say, however I have to say that I think that 99.99% of them are in it exclusively for the money. They could give a rip about the patients OR the doctors. It’s possible that modern health insurance companies may have started as you say, however I have to say that I think that 99.99% of them are in it exclusively for the money. They could give a rip about the patients OR the doctors.

]]> By: anonymous http://dilithium.purrfectdomains.com/2008/08/13/a-non-profit-hmo-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3337 anonymous Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:21:53 +0000 http://dilithium.purrfectdomains.com/?p=629#comment-3337 Non-profit medical insurance companies are fairly common in the UK as historically many of them came from old charities set up around specific hospitals to help working class families pay for doctors in the 19th century. I would suspect if you did some research on large U.S. health insurance providers you'd probably find some similarities. Non-profit medical insurance companies are fairly common in the UK as historically many of them came from old charities set up around specific hospitals to help working class families pay for doctors in the 19th century.

I would suspect if you did some research on large U.S. health insurance providers you’d probably find some similarities.

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