We are in the process of composing a letter to our patients informing them that effective 01-01-2013 we will be on a cash basis only .. We will be terminating
all contracts we hold with insurance carriers and if your
hospitalized that will mean the on-call doc will be
taking over your care while inpatient. From what I
understand many private practice docs are doing this
very same thing.
~ you can thank Obama!
Given a choice, would you rather visit a private doctor or a doctor that is part of a socialist healthcare system?
Walt
2012/07/02 00:22:51
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When I started going there in 2007 (had been healthy as the proverbial horse until my heart attack that year) the service was decent enough. About a 2-week waiting period for a scheduled appointment on average.
Just prior to my signing up for Medicare and switching to a private physician, the average waiting period was up to 2 MONTHS (or more), which is the primary reason I decided to switch. Also, the treatment I received rarely, if ever, included anything resembling preventative care (such things as x-rays, CT scans, MRIs and endoscopy services).
While I do not fault the quality of the doctors or staff, the care was at best minimal.
Upon switching to a private practice doctor, I was immediately scheduled for a cardiac stress test with CT scan to establish a baseline, as well as a colonoscopy, which was necessary as my mother had been treated for colon cancer some years ago. I seriously doubt either of these would have been made available at IHS unless I was presenting dire symptoms.
And I fully expect 0bamac...
When I started going there in 2007 (had been healthy as the proverbial horse until my heart attack that year) the service was decent enough. About a 2-week waiting period for a scheduled appointment on average.
Just prior to my signing up for Medicare and switching to a private physician, the average waiting period was up to 2 MONTHS (or more), which is the primary reason I decided to switch. Also, the treatment I received rarely, if ever, included anything resembling preventative care (such things as x-rays, CT scans, MRIs and endoscopy services).
While I do not fault the quality of the doctors or staff, the care was at best minimal.
Upon switching to a private practice doctor, I was immediately scheduled for a cardiac stress test with CT scan to establish a baseline, as well as a colonoscopy, which was necessary as my mother had been treated for colon cancer some years ago. I seriously doubt either of these would have been made available at IHS unless I was presenting dire symptoms.
And I fully expect 0bamacare to be considerably worse, due to increased patient volume, decreased staffing/facilities, and worst of all, the procrastination for care by the bureaucracies (over 150) that will have been put in place
If you have never been to a " Free Clinic " , it is much like this - Everybody should arrive at 8:00 AM - you take a number and wait - you " MAY " be seen at NOON and you may get seen by closing ! If THIS is what you want from your doctor You Will Love ObamaCare !
like you describe, but have to add there's a pretty fair chance you
won't get seen at all and will have to try again the next day.
Now that I've got that out of the way, The main reason I find this question to be irrelevant, is I believe America has a superior quality of doctor even if it's health care system is not, and will not be made superior by Obamacare either. And hypothetically socializing the medicical system might cause some problems with the system, decreasing the quality in care given is not something I foresee, unless the superior doctors choose to leave the country... And where will they go, America pays it's doctors so friggin' well that even if we cut their incomes by 75% in the process of socializing our medical care, they would make more money past living expenses than if they went to ANY other country in the world. Don't misconstrue this as I'm pro-socialized medicine... however the MAIN REASON the American doctor became the best doctor in the world overall, was American society's view, that Doctor's were PUBLIC SERVANTS even though their practices are in the Private Sector. And the main reason our medical system is broken today, is the HIPPOCRATIC ...
Now that I've got that out of the way, The main reason I find this question to be irrelevant, is I believe America has a superior quality of doctor even if it's health care system is not, and will not be made superior by Obamacare either. And hypothetically socializing the medicical system might cause some problems with the system, decreasing the quality in care given is not something I foresee, unless the superior doctors choose to leave the country... And where will they go, America pays it's doctors so friggin' well that even if we cut their incomes by 75% in the process of socializing our medical care, they would make more money past living expenses than if they went to ANY other country in the world. Don't misconstrue this as I'm pro-socialized medicine... however the MAIN REASON the American doctor became the best doctor in the world overall, was American society's view, that Doctor's were PUBLIC SERVANTS even though their practices are in the Private Sector. And the main reason our medical system is broken today, is the HIPPOCRATIC OATH that the doctor swears by, cannot be properly upheld within the confines of regulations imposed upon doctors by Insurance companies, and legislation put through by the Insurance lobby. The view of hospitals and doctors offices as businesses first, and insurance and pharmaceutical companies set outrageous prices, forcing doctors to do the same. (A major inflation agent is "Malpractice Insurance..." it forces doctors to keep prices high because they pay high rates and they are mandated by law to buy it.)
It's nowhere near what they could be getting on their own had they had a private retirement acct. but they're not forced to go to doctors that are playing with their Game-Boy in the hall way while you wait to be seen.
These people are getting back the $$ the goobermint stole from their paychecks for years.
They choose from a list of private practice doctors & hospitals.
All of that goes away with 0bozoTax.
It seems like the only issue you had with my statement was comparing socialized medicine to Medicare. Okey dokey, I'll amend, just for you.
"If I had the financial resources I'd have the best insurance money could buy (luckily I do) and I'd go to the Dr. I felt was the best qualified, well trained, competent and experienced. If I had limited resources, or finances were a major concern, I'd happily go to a Dr. provided to me by a "socialist" medical program, just like they have in Australia, Israel, UK, Canada, etc."