Given a choice, would you rather visit a private doctor or a doctor that is part of a socialist healthcare system?

by Walt Posted 2012/07/02 00:22:51

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	Quality of care is highly overrated. I'd pick the socialist healthcare.	6 votes	5%
	I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.	99 votes	79%
	Other. (Please comment.)	20 votes	16%

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ScottyG - Faqueue 2012/07/05 19:10:28 (edited)

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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And he and she love me. I PAY IN CASH.

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Fashionable60s 2012/07/05 15:23:19

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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They know me and my ailments. They spend time with me, asking pertinent questions. We have been having professional relationship for more than 10 years. I would not change any of my private doctors if I could retain all of them, regardless if Obamacare gets funded or not.

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Pendy 2012/07/04 19:09:53

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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I like the idea of the private doctor who knows me by name and I can have a conversation with because I know them. Not some stranger.

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texasred 2012/07/04 00:30:39

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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But I'm pretty sure that option has just been taken from us. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but not that far in the future.

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Aqua Surf 2012/07/03 07:44:11

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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Let the libs have the subpar, graduated bottom 10% of med school quacks. The rest of us deserve the to have private, quality care.

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Rodney 2012/07/03 06:58:09

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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If I get ill ( knock on wood, it's been 12 years) I would never trust a doctor who had to check with a bureaucrat before he prescribed treatment.

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Alvin 2012/07/03 02:08:36

Other. (Please comment.)

Before you get your knickers in a major twist, remember that Medicare IS socialized medicine or "socialist medicine" if you prefer.

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texasred to Alvin 2012/07/04 01:00:50

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This is what a doctor said about Medicare vs Socialized Medicine:

"Most Americans on Medicare also have some form of secondary insurance. There are limits to Medicare such as the number of days one is allowed to stay in a hospital, postoperative care, and prescription managent among other limitations. This is why most Americans on Medicare elect to pay for secondary insurance. Therefore, our situation with Medicare isn't the same as a true single payer system in which our society depends entirely upon one system."

"Socialized medicine is a system in which the government owns the means of providing medicine. Britain is an example of socialized system, as, in America, is the Veterans Health Administration. In a socialized system, the government employs the doctors and nurses, builds and owns the hospitals, and bargains for and purchases the technology."

But I think we may very well be on our way to true socialized medicine now that Obamacare has been passed.

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Sophie 2012/07/03 01:48:06

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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My Health, My Doctor, My Choice!

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Matt Gray 2012/07/03 01:44:25 (edited)

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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Private doctors are better. I have military healthcare now...which is pretty much Obamcare. Our healthcare sucks and our doctors are substandard. Google it. Figure out what you are allowing into your nation.You don't want it, I don't want it, and it's FREE.

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bman~AVA 2012/07/03 00:03:15

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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Private doc every time! Let the President and all who voted for his socialist docs plan go to them!

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purpleicecreamvan<3 2012/07/02 21:48:06

Quality of care is highly overrated. I'd pick the socialist healthcare.

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socialist healthcare system wooo!

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rustyshackelford 2012/07/02 21:42:58
L.A. woman 2012/07/02 21:14:19

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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The socialist system the doctor's have to abide by the recommendation of "the panel". Even the private doctor's are forced to be inefficient so the people don't realize they are not receiving the best care in a timely fashion. Death is "built in" to the system as they anticipate many will simply drop out rather than wait for care. Funny, isn't that the "Change" we(not myself) voted for in 2008? Our healthcare system is about to go down fast and furious. Anyone remember the HMOs of the 1970's and 1980's? Wiped out within 5 years as Americans didn't like Big Brother saying no you can't see a specialist nor did they like not knowing who their doctor was. Ignorance of history is a guarantee you will repeat it.

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heirsoftheking 2012/07/02 19:12:31

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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Socialized medicine comes from the Obama-care meth lab.

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Nimitz 2012/07/02 18:48:17

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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THREE votes for socialized medicine? Hmmm. You'd think more Obamacare supporters would have chimed in. :-)

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Franklin 2012/07/02 18:20:01

Other. (Please comment.)

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no longer a question - all doctors now have regulated salary caps and are under orders from the Federal government ....managed care was bad . government managed care is worse !

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ronbo 2012/07/02 18:01:01

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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I prefer having a family doctor that I get to know and can trust

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none 2012/07/02 17:14:49

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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I want nothing to do with socialized medicine.

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Marie to none 2012/07/02 19:52:56

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ruralntex 2012/07/02 16:53:14

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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In fact, I don't like Obamacare because my Dr. doesn't like Obamacare.

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boneman1 2012/07/02 16:39:46

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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I've been a health care provider for a while and I can tell you that a high percentage of doctors that treat Medicare/Medicaid patients are either new doctors or doctors that are unable to grow their private practice for whatever reason. When I first started practicing I saw alot of Medicare/Medicaid patients because I needed to pay the bills. As time goes on many doctors don't see these patients because the payment they receive for a particular procedure is less than 1/2 what they get for patients paying with cash or private insurance. In many cases the more experienced, successful doctors quit seeing these patients because of the low payment.

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David 2012/07/02 16:24:52

Other. (Please comment.)

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I'd rather not visit any doctor if I can avoid it. I really don't care what system the doctor is a part of as long as I receive competent care. Private care doctors are not necessarily better. Now as far as a system goes, I would rather it be private or non-governmental. Federal programs are rife with inefficiency.

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Franklin to David 2012/07/02 18:22:44

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managed care is bad , government managed care is far far worse ! My private care Dr only had to think about my needs ...now that ALL Dr's must bow to the government he is forced to think of all Americans as a group before deciding what I deserve + the nation can afford to let me have......LOL

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Flamingolady 2012/07/02 16:07:17

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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Just check out the Canadian choices, a lot have to come into US for care!

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Prime Time Lime 2012/07/02 16:06:00

Quality of care is highly overrated. I'd pick the socialist healthcare.

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Quality of care is the same from a doctor in England under universal healthcare,and a private one in the US.There is much disinformation on this topic,and in reality it is untrue that a private doctor provides better service.

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boneman1 to Prime T... 2012/07/02 16:49:06

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I'd have to disagree with you on the majority of cases. In this country there are some good doctors that treat Medicare/Medicaid patients, but in most cases they're going to be new doctors or doctors that can't attract patients that have private insurance or pay cash. Most successful busy doctors in private practice are going to be more experienced and provide more in-office amenities than their counterparts that only see patients paid for by the government.

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Prime T... to boneman1 2012/07/02 17:28:22

Though doctors under the universal medical plan should not be considered,or are,any less capable than ones under the private insurance plan.I have experienced both systems and seen no difference whatsoever in the quality of care.

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Franklin to Prime T... 2012/07/02 18:26:22

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and now you posted a lie ! I have had ER care in both the nations you listed as well as a few others ...you on the other hand have come to America to get care that is NOT available in your filthy little third world socialist hell hole...and now you chose to claim false facts to support your inferiority complex!

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Franklin to Prime T... 2012/07/02 18:24:12

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spoken like a true snowtard ! You know less than nothing about ether nations healthcare ...why do the leaders of England come HERE to the US for medical needs if the its the same ?

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Prime T... to Franklin 2012/07/02 19:39:39 (edited)

If universal health care was not working in the many countries that have this system there would be higher mortallity rates.This is not so,and people in these countries are doing fine.It is the US sytem that is failing .You are mixing politics with medicine and they have nothing,nada,not one iota to do with each other.It is better to do research about these things instead of spouting off.

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santa6642 2012/07/02 16:05:37

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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NO liberal socialist for me.

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Seonag 2012/07/02 15:56:39

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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Since I've used both, I'll take a private doctor any day!

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jackolantyrn356 2012/07/02 14:49:12

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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unfortunatly, it's all a dream for a diabetic like me. so far I've been lucky

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Dave Sawyer ♥ Child of God ♥ 2012/07/02 14:48:03

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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:)

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ģhøṡτ øώl 2012/07/02 13:59:16

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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The government has no place in something so personal, except to ensure that we are not being slowly killed or poisoned, which they have allowed the pharmaceutical industry to do for YEARS now.

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Angi 2012/07/02 13:22:38

Other. (Please comment.)

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I would rather visit the doctor who has your interest at heart and not a agenda or money. Doctors can practice medicine the same whether they be private or not. I have been to doctors in the NHS and they are excellent and some are not, and some work both private medicine and NHS, sometimes money speaks and some doctors do the same job no matter who is paying.

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BOOGIE-WOOGIE-MUSIC-MAN-ROC... 2012/07/02 12:33:03

Quality of care is highly overrated. I'd pick the socialist healthcare.

In this society, it appears that it is written somewhere in Some sacred manual to do everything the doctor tells you to do.

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D D 2012/07/02 12:16:57

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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Private doctor of course.

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Rusty Shackleford 2012/07/02 11:55:18

I would trust the quality of the private doctor to be superior.

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But as you know, we no longer have that choice.

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