The Q Fever! Advisory Board
August 9, 2000
This week's question:
The cost of medical care continues to rise in the United States. How can care providers balance the needs of patients with increasing pressure to contain costs?
Grok NglorpNeanderthal Health-Policy Analyst
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"High-tech innovations like the wheel, the wedge, and the pulley have made it very difficult to keep healthcare costs down." |
Louise LundstromDomestician
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"You'd be surprised at how much you can save with coupons. Just clip them out and keep them handy in a kitchen drawer." |
Tooth FairyFairy
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"We're seriously looking at branching out beyond teeth. In the future, surgeons may be reimbursed an additional 25 to 50 cents for each explanted organ they leave under their pillows." |
Scary Walking Kool-Aid JugCompany Spokesperson
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"Kool-Aid: Dollar for dollar, more refreshing than Medicaid." |
Crazy MiltonPsycho Salesman
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"Paying too much for healthcare? At Crazy Milton's, we've got medical and surgical devices at prices so low, you'll think I'm CRAZY! Low, low, EVERYDAY low!" |
Baby DollCute Chick
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"Eeep."* *"Take heed: The rotten eggs you lay today shall become the putrid brethren of sulfurous waste tomorrow" |
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