Depends on your orientation.

Another acronym.  Health Maintenance Organization(s): latest Yankee
experiment in letting free enterprise goof up after government goofs
up--they're getting criticism for putting profits before people by
interfering
in Doctor-Patient decisions to save costs.

Notice my tilt.  ;-)

S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Stewart" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: ADMISSION POLICY TO HEAVEN


> Whats an HMO person ??
>
> are those bad guys ??
>
> Gordon.
>
>
> >>> "I.S.M." <[log in to unmask]> 09/28/00 01:03 >>>
>  Two doctors and an HMO manager died and lined up  at the pearly gates =3D
> for admission to heaven. St. Peter asked them to identify themselves.
> =3D20
>  One doctor stepped forward and said, "I was a pediatric spine surgeon =3D
> and helped kids overcome their deformities."
> =3D20
>  St. Peter said, "You can  enter."
> =3D20
>  The second doctor said, "I was a psychiatrist.  I helped people =3D
> rehabilitate themselves."
> =3D20
>  St. Peter also invited him in.
> =3D20
>  The third applicant stepped forward and said, "I was an HMO manager. I =
> =3D
> helped people get cost-effective health care."
> =3D20
>  St. Peter said, "You can come in too."
> =3D20
>  As the HMO manager walked by, St. Peter added, "You can only stay three =
> =3D
> days.  After that, you can go to hell."
> =3D20
> =3D20
>
>