Reply #23: in and of itself, this is not a bad idea, but.....

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the devil is in the details.

These people never do anything for the general good...so, I am waiting for the other shoe to drop.

First, how much of this computerization and record keeping will be offshored?

What will be the privacy on offshored data? Not only on offshored data but what about insurance companies access to your records. A lot of people pay for psychiatric treatment out of pocket because they dont want other people to know about them. Will the draft boards have access to this data?

The medical community has fought computerization especially doctors. Why is Bush trying to do something that they dont want.

Computerization has not been the panacea for keeping down costs on medical record keeping. Ask any doctor about Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement.(EDS computerized these programs a long time ago). It can be really hard to get the government to pay up.

My gut instinct is that this is going to cover up something really nasty. I think I want to see the fine print on this before I get on board.