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We need to get rid of the hack doctors!!! Sadly, that won't happen because they stick together like thieves, protecting their own. And likening a misspelled sign to a doctor's screw up is skewed since I can't imagine a misspelled sign costing anyone their life.
If the doctors would police their own, they'd see the number of malpractice suits go down and the cost of malpractice ins would probably follow.
Greatest doctor I ever knew quit because of the insurance companies. Last I heard he's in some 3rd world country doing real medicine without the BS insurance issues. He'd keep his samples for the patients without ins, those with ins got prescriptions. Didn't have the cash for an appt today? Send it when ya do.
As for dentists, I am fortunate to have the greatest one on earth. Besides being straight up with me, he discounted a ton of work for me over the years when I didn't have insurance and I was one of the *few* who paid as I could. He also has his staff schedule the right way. He has 1 dental room. When you schedule your next appt, he tells the receptionist how much time to allot. If your appt is at 1, you are in his only chair by 1:05. They called one morning to push my appt back 10 minutes cause they had an emergency to deal with. Last time I went to my regular doctor, I finally got to sit in one of his 8 exam rooms 1/2 hour PAST my appt time. Sat there for another 40 minutes before I saw him. That's ridiculous!
-------------------- Chris Welker Wildfire Signs Indiana, Pa Posts: 4254 | From: Indiana, PA | Registered: Mar 2001
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well for those who want to keep health care FOR THOSE ONLY WHO CAN AFFORD IT and wouldnt want their taxes to go up to pay for HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE....youre STILL PAYIN FOR THOSE WHO DONT HAVE INSURANCE... sad but true.... and youre ****ed cause mexicans come across the boader and get FREE HEALTH CARE...youre payin for it....those who are on welfare ...youre payin for it....those WHO CANT PAY...youre payin for it....in the high prices you PAY THAT GREAT INSURANCE YOU THINK YOU GOT. lets make a stop at congress and the senate....they got the best INSUANCE YOURE MONEY CANT BUY...and they make $200k a yr and their priums are only couple hundred $ a month...lest see 200k income a yr, $200 bucks amonth for THE BEST HEALTH NO OTHER AMERICAN CAN BUY....whats wrong with this picture? and everybody hated HILLERYS HEALTH CARE FOR ALL PLAN.... as for me i did one thing right in my life..I JOINED THE ARMED FORCES in 1965!!!! i got a skin infection somtime when i was inlisted, when i got out i went to the VA HOSPITAL in 1973 for some medication for the rash. that was a long time ago and at 20 something it dont register what you just did. they sent a leeter sayin that i didnt have enough injury for any disability claim. which i wasnt lookin for any way...but that put me in the VA HOSPITAL SYSTEM as a SERVICE CONNECTED VETERAN. which i didnt even know till i reapplied for VA MEDICAL HELP in 2004. i walked in the door handed the guy my DD214 along with new application....he punched my number in the computer ...and then asked me WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE A DOCTOR TODAY? just that easy....i said..he then told me i was already in the system so getting medical attention was ther for me SINCE 1973!!!!!! i have had bladder cancer surgury in jan 2005, was cancer free till may 2006 and they found another small tumor in my bladder at the last sysotopy, and iam now setting up another surgury date to get this one removed. when i 1st developed the problem i spent one evening in the local CIVILIAN hospital, was treated with very little concern, saw 3 doctors, hada catheter put in, and never spoke to any o f the doctors more then 15 mins and was billed $200 a pop from each one...along with a $5000 ER bill. my 1st consultation with a urologist at the VA HOSPITAL was 1 1/2 HOURS!!!!! and every session since that one has been at least an hour....also the PREVENTITIVE MEDICINE that you are givin there is way ahaed of the CIVILIAN medical treatment. iam at the clinic at least every 90 days for blood work, iam given a card that you open and take a small sample of youre feces 3 days and its then returned to VA to check for colon cancer, i do a pee test same time i do the blood work...ive also had a CT SCAN & MRI done on my spine, i have all the discs from S-1 to L-2 blowed out. AND i can walk in any time and see a doctor WITHIN 30-45 MINUTES....also i get any prescription i need and it cost me $8 no matter what drug. all i can say is I AM HAPPY NOW TO HAVE SERVED MY COUNTRY....sure didnt expect this when i joind up in aug 1965!!!!!!!!!
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-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Man this thread has taken on a life of its own - I'm gonna have to hold my nose & contemplate if Hillary might have been on to something wid the universal healthcare scheme she was promoting at Boy Clintons last election - -I hate to admit that as I personally despise the Clintons - I'm ashamed they call the Great State of Arkansas home. . . (to borrow a line from the Dixie Chicks) whom I also have absolutely no respect whatsoever for - Toby Keith Rules. . . . .
As to my original post - foot still sore - it's in my ankle now when I wake up - foot swelling has gone but severe cramps this morning - swallowed 2 5mg Vicodin (prescription) tablets & it knocked out the pain till now - whut exactly is "Gout" anyway? they also have me on Indomethacin - - -??? Is that a Gout medication?
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-------------------- Carl Wood Olive Branch, Ms Posts: 1392 | From: Olive Branch,MS USA | Registered: Nov 1999
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quote:And likening a misspelled sign to a doctor's screw up is skewed since I can't imagine a misspelled sign costing anyone their life.
I don't think so at all... I was merely trying to make the point that..."hey...If I goof up....It's gonna cost ME!"
quote:If the doctors would police their own....
That's just it: They ain't gonna do that. They day they start doing that, it will be possible for politicians and drunk drivers to do it as well... Is that gonna happen?
People don't and won't "police themselves".. That's why we have the peculiar institution called "Government".
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7404 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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As long as the conservative asses like Bush are in power, you'll never see a national health care plan take flight. They would rather spend the money fighting wars and more wars. Bunch of incredible dumb-asses.
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Oops, sorry, I said the Bush word. Forgive me.
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john you BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDD LIBERIAL!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AND I LUV THE DIXIE CHICKS......there new cd is NUMBER 1!!!!!! pendulum musta swang the other was...hey?
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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I agree with Kissy. I've said for years..."eliminate all malpractice suits (this should also reduce the number of practicing lawyers.. he he he) and weed out the bad doctors. Retired GOOD doctors would sit on review boards and kick the hacks out of the profession."
Another reason for high medical costs is the government. I was complaining to my brother in law about the high cost of medical care. He shed new light on the situation, for me anyway. Medicare and Medicaid only pay a small fraction of the actual cost of medical care, so you guessed it, we all make up the difference. A hospital will get only a few hundred dollars for a procedure that normally costs a couple thousand. They jack up the rates so that it works out FOR THEM in the end.
And don't forget the greed and price gouging by the richest and biggest thieves on the planet... the drug companies. The American drug companies gouge US citizens because they can. They sell the same drugs to the rest of the world at a fraction of what we pay.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5400 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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quote:And likening a misspelled sign to a doctor's screw up is skewed since I can't imagine a misspelled sign costing anyone their life.
I don't think so at all... I was merely trying to make the point that..."hey...If I goof up....It's gonna cost ME!"
Exactly! A sign misspelling isn't costing anyone their life but it's costing the person who made the mistake $. A doctor's mistake MAY cost someone their life so the person making the mistake (the doctor) should lose more than a few dollars, they oughta lose their license and possibly face negligent death charges.
Don't get me started on the dixis ****s.
-------------------- Chris Welker Wildfire Signs Indiana, Pa Posts: 4254 | From: Indiana, PA | Registered: Mar 2001
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DIXIE CHICKS ROCK!!!!!!and iasm not a CW fan!!!!
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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quote:And likening a misspelled sign to a doctor's screw up is skewed since I can't imagine a misspelled sign costing anyone their life.
I don't think so at all... I was merely trying to make the point that..."hey...If I goof up....It's gonna cost ME!"
Exactly! A sign misspelling isn't costing anyone their life but it's costing the person who made the mistake $. A doctor's mistake MAY cost someone their life so the person making the mistake (the doctor) should lose more than a few dollars, they oughta lose their license and possibly face negligent death charges.
Don't get me started on the dixis ****s.
Kissy!! Exactly.......lives and ruined health. I think you may be misunderstanding my meaning. Please go back and read my posts. I'm not talking about COSTING them MONEY.
By cost, I'm NOT talking about raising insurance premiums or lawsuits... I'm talking about costing them their license to practice medicine and JAIL TIME if the offense is serious enough. I'm talking about weeding out the bad apples.
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7404 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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quote:Originally posted by Carl Wood: whut exactly is "Gout" anyway? they also have me on Indomethacin - - -??? Is that a Gout medication?
These are questions you should have asked the doctor. When I deal with a Doctor, they simply cannot run out the door if I have questions...I'm gonna get answers! They are not gods. There's also a lot of information available on the internet.
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