With cash only, the doctor can afford to see you now

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RENTON, Wash. -- When Chuck O'Brien visits his doctor, they talk about his aches and pains, his heart problems and his diet, but never about his health insurance.

That's because his doctor only accepts cash.

Dr. Vern Cherewatenko is one of a small but growing number of physicians across the country who are dumping complicated insurance contracts in favor of simple cash payments.

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Is this the health care wave of the future? Probably not, experts say. Most people are content with monthly premiums and $10 co-pays; nine out of 10 doctors contract with managed-care companies.

But cash-only medicine is becoming an increasingly attractive option for doctors frustrated by red tape and for the 43 million Americans who lack health insurance.

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[MSgt213]

1. Health Care For Profit is the worse system in the world. Letting an HMO

in the middle of an relationship with a doctor is the worse system in the world.

[Skittles]

2. yes, it sucks

very much indeed