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| Thread ID: 105180 | 2009-11-22 04:55:00 | Should ACC be privatised? | danielspencer2 (11730) | PC World Chat |
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| 832430 | 2009-11-23 05:23:00 | Internationally its rated as one of the best, But then.......so is our health system. We have it good, But as all things have room for improvement, we tend to think this means the sky is falling and our world leading systems need to be totally screwed over for some fictitious fairy-land system. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 832431 | 2009-11-24 07:04:00 | I think on some occasions there is a case to be made that the Government can be more efficient than the private sector, and this may be one of them. The current beat up on ACC is just that and the facts appear to be that they run it cheaper that private sector competition could. I wouldn't knock the ACC Investment arm either, they're probably the best at what they do in the country, and I was pleased that I had some money in their super scheme when the recession started as it made money whilst my private scheme lost everything I put in for two years in a row. By all means argue about what should be covered and not covered, about who should pay what, whether it should be fully funded for all future claims but the scheme itself is something you'd likely regret you lost if it comes to that. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 832432 | 2009-11-24 07:05:00 | Internationally its rated as one of the best, But then.......so is our health system. We have it good, But as all things have room for improvement, we tend to think this means the sky is falling and our world leading systems need to be totally screwed over for some fictitious fairy-land system. Well just in a while you talk sense, and on this occasion you're spot on. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 832433 | 2009-11-24 07:10:00 | The system just needs to weed out the serial bad backs ripping the scheme off. Also only pay for for accidents nothing airy fairy and nothing not a bean for mental anguish. Call it RACC Real Accident Compensation Commission pay out for ACCIDENTS. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 832434 | 2009-11-24 07:27:00 | I could never quite believe they paid Chiropractors, Acupuncturists and no doubt reflexologists, phrenologists and other wakologists . . Let's cut out fringe medicine for starters . Then get rid of the people who have recall strange sexual problems with their kindergarten teacher in a previous life in a parallel universe etc etc . |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 832435 | 2009-11-24 07:43:00 | Also only pay for for accidents nothing airy fairy and nothing not a bean for mental anguish. Call it RACC Real Accident Compensation Commission pay out for ACCIDENTS. ACC replaced Worker's Compensation so there will be some things like Asbestos poisoning that aren't accidents that should be covered. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 832436 | 2009-11-24 07:51:00 | The RACC wouldnt cover it. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 832437 | 2009-11-24 17:08:00 | Well the "P" word seems to be a dirty word around here, in both forms... "P"rofit & "P"rivatization !! Every single one of you works for profit, with out it why would you bother ? Of course ACC should be open to competition, monopolies tend not to be the most efficient at delivering services and it would provide people with choice. That means that if you are happy with ACC, stay with them...I'm happy to try my own provider. ACC is a money making exercise for the medical profession. I recently had an injured wrist and visited my local GP who charged me the usual fee, no free ACC visits it seems. Later that week I received a letter from ACC stating that my bill had been subsidized by them, which sounds like the doctor being paid twice. If Auckland hospital requests your medical records from your doctor, they are faxed through for free. If it is an ACC request they are charged per page. I wouldn't mind , but its my money they are wasting. |
limepile (96) | ||
| 832438 | 2009-11-24 18:21:00 | I recently had an injured wrist and visited my local GP who charged me the usual fee, no free ACC visits it seems. Later that week I received a letter from ACC stating that my bill had been subsidized by them, which sounds like the doctor being paid twice. Usually GP have a part charge (around $15) for ACC visits. If you were charged more ask your GP why if he also put it through as an ACC claim. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 832439 | 2009-12-03 09:32:00 | If ACC is to be privatised what guarantee does the public have that a private corporation would offer a better service and more competitive premium prices? I remember when Electrocorp was privatised PM Bolger and SOE Minister Max Bradford swore black and blue that electricity prices to domestic users would come down. Well, we all know what happened. | maoriguy1956 (15389) | ||
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