and cannot do. .." That's interesting because I live in Canada and my doctor doesn't have to call anyone, because everyone has the same coverage and the doctors know what that includes. Contrast that with the US where different people have different coverage or no coverage and the doctor has to verify what the particular person's coverage entails. So, they call some call centre to ask. How is that less obstructionist and more efficient. Doesn't that waste possibly critical time. Isn't that just an extra cost to be paid for by premiums? T | 7.26.09 @ 11:02AM Above (at 7/25 8:31) Allison wrote that: "I would rather have the government in between me and my doctor than the insurance companies ." This is one of the most uninformed statements I have ever seen. First, you can always refuse to pay insurance premiums and do without, so an insuraqnce company is forced to walk a fine line between providing benefits and collecting premiums or the premiums stop. The government can do what it wants with your tax money--just try and stop paying your taxes. Secondly, to repeat Bill Pearce from above (7/74 at 11:08) once the government is involved in funding health care, the dollars that pay for your health care are in direct competition with all the other federal dollars doled out frderal programs and pork. Who do you think is going to win the battle between a subsidy for ACORN or cancer treatment for a 60 year old? Finally,