Comments on: Obama, Heal Thyself

By: frustrated MD

frustrated MD — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:12:02 +0000

I am a primary care physician and the owner of my own practice. I am concerned about the future of medical care in the US because under Obama’s delusional and misguided plan, it will be foreign medical graduates filling most of the primary care job positions. I have seen first hand the lack of knowledge many of these physicians have, even after finishing residency in the US. They also lack cultural sensitivity. Also concerning is the possibility of widespread use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. I no longer hire any of these physician extenders because I have had such horrible experiences with their poor judgement and poor knowledge base. The quality of healthcare will significantly decrease.

By: SAY NO TO BIG GOVERMENT

SAY NO TO BIG GOVERMENT — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:48:27 +0000

Show Obama, Reid and Pelosi the tea party protests were not “astroTurf” but they were the beginning of a massive movement against massive Government growth and the control that comes with it. Tell them to Empower Individual Americans to take responsibility for their own lives and for the individual to have control over the direction of our country Sign the petition for Individual Empowerment!!! http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Indv1776/petition.html THE ONLY WAY THIS WILL WORK IS IF YOU COPY AND SEND IT TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT HAVE THE SAME OPINIONS AS YOU. ALSO COPY AND POST IT ON OTHER NEWS SITES, BLOGS, EMAIL IT TO ORGANIZATIONS ETC

By: Spindok

Spindok — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:29:13 +0000

11. Ian Thorpe quoth thus:

The problem with health care is spending on it becomes a bottomless pit. Medical science need to understand that illness, infirmity and death cannot be abolished. At the moment peoples’ hopes are being raised too far

Totally agree with you Ian. Been there and still doing that. How many mammograms and biopsies or partial mastectomies in the pursuit of what? Did we really reduce the mortality from breast cancer? (I can give the boring references but who wants to hear that while surfing the ‘net?)

Great old line. Got to actually use it a few times.

Patient: “Well, am I going to die”?

Doctor “yes…eventually. I am sure of that. Not from this though”.

Aside from that expect no less from the medics than constant pushing to the limits of what you can bear, financially or otherwise. After all that is our job and vocation. I think we all want that.

Spindok

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:28:48 +0000

The quickest way to improve the low numbers of doctors graduating from this nation’s medical schools will be to severely curtail medical malpractice suits. Not only do med students have to face years of paying off debts just to learn to be doctors, but they then have to carry hyper-expensive malpractice insurance. And for what? So a bunch of shysters, whose only real claim to fame is not getting run over by the ambulance they are chasing, have a raison d’etre. And then we elect another lawyer president. And not only a lawyer, but a statist lawyer.

By: Self-hating Boomer

Self-hating Boomer — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:05:37 +0000

Both parties are to blame: name one federal program that has been eliminated or significantly reduced after it got a decent foothold.

Reagan talked about MSAs and catastrophic insurance during the 1980 campaign, but once elected, nothing changed. 28 years later, nothing changed. This issue was handed on a silver platter to the Demos by the Repubs. One party is to blame for sleeping at the political wheel, and the other for exploiting any and all crises (opportunities) handed to them.

By: Hyphenated American

Hyphenated American — Mon, 04 May 2009 06:09:50 +0000

It’s not terribly difficult to cut medical costs. Here are 6 steps to do this.
http://hyphenatedamericans.blogspot.com/

By: Concerned

Concerned — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:54:32 +0000

Actually, its “The Shadow” who is off course, and “BPT (Australia)” is right on course. I live in the southwest and every day on the news, there are articles about illegal aliens winding up in very nice trauma centers, and guess who pays the bills, every day Americans, that’s who. Finally people are starting to wake up (hopefully its not too late) about the extravagant costs that illegals foist upon our medical system. Between lawyers who force doctors to second guess everything and order expensive tests, etc, and our laws which make emergency services open to anyone and you don’t have to show anything, the cost of treating illegals is no longer insignificant.

School officials are starting to look at the hugh expense of handling non-english speaking students who come from families that don’t pay taxes, but do receive all types of free benefits.

Securing our border will not stop everything and certainly not lower costs of everything, but its a good start and if handled properly would definitely benefit our financial bottom line.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:35:20 +0000

The socialized system coming to the U.S. via the present administration will not “fail.” Did anyone see the press conferences put on by the former Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich before his outster? He presented former patients who received free care through medical programs he initiated in Illinois. The availability of quality care will plummet but the survivors will be more than happy to give their tearful thanks to BHO and his bureaucrats, loudly proclaiming that they are alive only because of the government programs. Those who die (or worse) will be forgotten; no one will know that they would have survived with a decent system of private care. Both parties are to blame: name one federal program that has been eliminated or significantly reduced after it got a decent foothold. Obama-care is on its way to a hospital and clinic near you and me. We can complain but most of the members of the so-called opposition party will be on board. While nominally criticizing the plan for being too big and too expensive, their real complaints will not be based on a belief that government medical care – like government banks and government car companies – is simply wrong. Our government doesn’t do a good enough job on its basic mission of protecting us from criminals and foreign threats to branch out into finance, manufacturing and healthcare.

By: The Shadow

The Shadow — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:21:21 +0000

BTP typical of your stupid comments -

By: Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:26:46 +0000