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Comment Re:Deniers (Score 1) 525

Simply show me one prediction from the GCMs that's more that 15 years, half a climatic era, that has remotely came true. You can't do it because there are no models that will work without massive parametrization; it would take them a century to actually computer the model for a 10 year time frame. Even the IPCC AR5 shows present temperatures outside the 95% confidence band for even the most conservative model runs.

Comment Re:"The Polar Bears will be fine" (Score 1) 372

Freeman Dyson also doesn't understand gravity (no one does). But that doesn't mean some vague claims can't be made about the two -- "heavy objects hurt when they fall on your foot" isn't a rigorous scientific statement, but it is true, as is his (vague) quote above.

Well to be perfectly honest the heavy object isn't heavy while it's in freefall and it doesn't actually fall on your foot, it merely gets close enough for the repulsion of negative charges of the electrons in the object and negative charges of the electrons in your foot is enough to cancel out the kinectic energy difference between the object and your foot; still hurts though.

Comment Re:FTYF, Submitter (Score 1) 532

EOBs almost always have "This is not a Bill" plastered on it in big bold letters, EOBs are Explanation of Benefits, they come from the company that is paying a portion of your financial responsibility on your behalf.

Comment Re: "the software industry" lol wut (Score 1) 532

If you have ever seen any medical billing software you know that the people "writing the software" are basically just using FileMaker or MS access and slapping something together as quickly as possible.

It is a specialized type of application and they pay the least possible for it. The software I have seen is always at least 10 years out of date (even the "new" versions) and extremely buggy.

I'm quite sure that FileMaker and MS access does the maths much better than our dental practice management software, different reports give different sums for the same data, you would think that total production grouped by insurance plan (and yes cash patients are handled as an insurance plan) would be the same as total production grouped by service class as total production grouped by CDT code, but they are all different.

Comment Re:nonsense (Score 1) 532

Maybe that's an indication that the reimbursement rates for your insurance are so poor that nobody is willing to work for them. If the insurance company is able to provide the Dr. with patients that pay their portion, actually show up for their appointments and on time, follow orders and don't make a hobby out of being an asshole; the Dr. might accept a lower reimbursement..

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