Open Thread

Legion —
One of the BIGGEST cost drivers is the “fee for service” system that the U.S. healthcare system is built around. This goes back to the hang a shingle and call yourself a doctor days. Studies have shown that there are more procedures for X in an area that has more doctors that do procedure X. You do more activities, you order more tests… then the doctor can charge for those. Make more money. Only perform X and Y, but not Z… then your revenue has just been reduced. If Z isn’t particularly harmful, why not do it even if it’s not necessary?

Would you support putting doctors on a Salary System instead?

This is how *true* socialized medicine systems work. Doctors in Britain get a salary. It’s a very good salary — but not the hundreds of thousands that a private doc can amass through a fee-for-service system.

jessi,

I had a “virtual” appointment at 11:30.

these days, doctors can bill for
web based consultations.

you’ll all be receiving a bill shortly.
😉

Obamacare Jackassery!

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-26/at-t-to-take-1-billion-charge-on-health-care-reform-update1-.html

http://www.examiner.com/x-19823-PostPartisan-Examiner~y2010m3d26-First-victims-of-Obamacare-John-Deere-CAT-Verizon-announce-rise-in-health-care-costs

Well the Healthcare Bill just cost America a ton of Jobs! More work for the survivors and lest jobs for everyone else. Oh wait I’m a troll and posting facts is called “trolling” but when certain people rehash the same old crap then it’s OK right???

The What

Someday this war is gonna end..

We have built-in troll protection on the O.T. – a resident Mongolian goat.