December 05, 2008
Bang, Bang
You sometimes have to credit American businesses for the sheer audacity they show in their drive to make a buck. A gun manufacturer is trying to win government approval to classify a handgun adapted for people with disabilities as "durable medical equipment". Such a classification would qualify the manufacturer to receive payment from Medicare and private insurance companies. The company has vanishingly little hope of actually getting this approval and I don't have a problem with that. But I do smile when I imagine a physician sitting at his desk and trying to write a letter of medical necessity for Aunt Ruthie's 9mm.
Posted by wintermute2_0 at December 5, 2008 06:31 PM