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These problems (health care, tort reform, etc.) are there, but I think they
are symptoms of a fundamental disease that has gripped not only the US but,
more or less, every nation on the globe, my own (Germany) included. This
disease is the partial loss of work ethics, or even of ethics in general -
in government, law courts, business, media, everywhere. IMHO, we need to
return to "Plain living and high thinking", as Wordsworth put it more than
200 years ago.
At the risk of getting back a few scornful comments, here is Wordsworth's
poem, written in 1802. I confess it touches a chord in me; maybe it will be
meaningful to some of you as well.
O FRIEND! I know not which way I must look
For comfort, being, as I am, oppressed,
To think that now our life is only dressed
For show; mean handy-work of craftsman, cook,
Or groom! - We must run glittering like a brook
In the open sunshine, or we are unblest:
The wealthiest man among us is the best:
No grandeur now in nature or in book
Delights us. Rapine, avarice, expense,
This is idolatry; and these we adore:
Plain living and high thinking are no more:
The homely beauty of the good old cause
Is gone; our peace, our fearful innocence,
And pure religion breathing household laws.
Have a nice Sunday!
Michael Suesserott
----- Original Message -----
From: <chaze@xxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 18:28
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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