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I wonder which is the best way? I live out in th the country, nowhere near
a major city and we almost have to beg for tests and procedures. The
doctors want to do as little as they can. I think I would rather have it the
way you have it. Give me the test. Check me out good, when I go to the
doctor.
----- Original Message -----
From: <chaze@xxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: healthcare was RE: [RT] sp500/nasdaq top
> Earl-
>
> I have a dear friend of mine who is a nurse at a major metro
> city hospital. Her experiences; and what she's related to me;
> dovetail with comments and observations from both you and Mark .
> She observes doctors ordering tests and procedures which are probably
> unnecessary and in a lot of cases don't benefit the patient.
>
> Is this 'easy money' to justify billing medicare; fear of being sued; or a
> little of each?
>
> One other comment re drug and medical research. If the conclusions
> of the project do not mesh with the desired outcome; the results aren't
> published.
>
> chas
> ====
>
> > "Tort reform" is espoused as a political solution. The fact is that,
while
> > lawyers are abusers of the system (especially some headline cases), they
> > consume a very small portion of that 7% of GDP which goes to healthcare
> > administrative costs. Further, many of the tort reform bills I have seen
> > promoted, fail to adequately compensate the victims of egregious
> > mal-practice. I classify egregious mal-practice differently than the
> > inevitable mistakes made by imperfect humans or even the non-mistakes
> > where the patient can simply not be fixed. The current system encourages
> > cover-up and non-disclosure at every level and that does need to be
fixed.
> > However, fixing it involves more than just shutting off the lawyers, it
> > involves opening physician and health care facility performance and
> > complaint records to the public. Under the current system, the entire
> > medical profession does its very best to conceal anything negative. It
is
> > therefore nearly impossible for healthcare consumers to make educated
> > judgments regarding the quality of care and likelihood of a favorable
> > outcome.
> >
> > Earl
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mark Simms
> > To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 8:45 AM
> > Subject: healthcare was RE: [RT] sp500/nasdaq top
> >
> >
> > Earl - re: "..What's obvious is that the healthcare system, currently
in
> > private hands, has run amuck. I don't know what the solution is."
> >
> > Ever consider the fact that lack of tort reform has caused the
overhead
> > costs of doctors and hospitals to be exhorbitant ? On top of that, the
> > legal system has made extortion LEGAL by forcing doctor's to settle
> > claims they are not really responsible for.
> > My wife has been in the business of settling healthcare claims for
> > years.....I know first-hand what is going on here.
> > A frat brother of mine, not the sharpest tool in the shed, is now a
> > millionaire lawyer...all he does is handle mal-med and those stupid
> > personal injury cases that are so bogus.
> >
> > So here's the correct statement:
> > "What's obvious is that the LEGAL system in America, currently
> > controlled by the GOVERNMENT, has run amuck and has affected the
> > healthcare provider mechanism PROFOUNDLY"
> > "The solution is simple: Tort reform whereby frivolous lawsuits
against
> > good doctors result in a significant penalty for the plaintiff if they
> > are dismissed"
>
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