NY State shuts down doctor for providing cheap healthcare to uninsured

[thinkliberty]

http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=16213

The state is trying to shut down a New York City doctor's ambitious plan to treat uninsured patients for around $1,000 a year.

Dr. John Muney offers his patients everything from mammograms to mole removal at his AMG Medical Group clinics, which operate in all five boroughs.

"I'm trying to help uninsured people here," he said.

His patients agree to pay $79 a month for a year in return for unlimited office visits with a $10 co-pay.

But his plan landed him in the crosshairs of the state Insurance Department, which ordered him to drop his fixed-rate plan - which it claims is equivalent to an insurance policy...

[KBCraig]

The government hates competition.

The government especially hates competition against its selectively-chosen protectees.

[Contract_Pilot]

Sounds reasonable... the gov should but out of free enterprise. that dr cares more about people then the $