[StBernard] Medical Costs

[Westley Annis]

	Why medical costs are so high:
	
	When a panel of doctors was asked to vote on adding a new wing to
their
	hospital, the Allergists voted to scratch it and the Dermatologists
advised
	not to make any rash moves.
	
	The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the
	Neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve, and the
	Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception.
	
	The Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the
Pathologists
	yelled, "Over my dead body", while the Pediatricians said, "Oh, Grow
	up!"
	
	The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, the
Radiologists
	could see right through it, and the Surgeons decided to wash their
	hands of the whole thing.
	
	The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the
Plastic
	Surgeons said, "This puts a whole new face on the matter."
	
	The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists
felt
	the scheme wouldn't hold water.
	
	The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas and the
	Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
	
	In the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to some asshole
in
	administration.
	
	
	

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