HMO mixup

[FL FISHERMAN]

HMO Mix Up

Mrs. Ward goes to the doctor's office to collect her husband's test
results. The lab tech says to her, "I'm sorry, ma'am, but there's
been a bit of a mix-up and we have a problem. When we sent the
samples from your husband to the lab, the samples from another Mr. Ward were sent as well and we are uncertain which one is your
husband's. Frankly, it is either bad or terrible."

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Ward asked.

"Well, one Mr. Ward has tested positive for Alzheimer's and the
other for AIDS. We can't tell which is your husband."

"That's terrible! Can't we do the test over?"

"Normally, yes. But you have an HMO, and they won't pay for these
expensive tests more than once."

"Well, what am I supposed to do now?"

"The HMO recommends that you drop your husband off in the middle of
town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him."