$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', 'O')ne of the residents when I was in residency had these great stories about the doc he went to growing up. No appointments. No staff. No insurance. You would just show up and he'd take people in the order they came and when you were done he'd be like "That'll be $25." and you wrote him a check and went on with your day. Because he didn't have to pay a staff he kept his prices down. When it got to about noon he'd come out to the waiting room and be like "I'll take you and you before lunch. The rest of you, come back at 1:00."
It was an inspiration to me.
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Re: Sicko
by CrudeAwakening » Thu 21 Jun 2007, 17:30:21
That reminds me of a classic episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" where the main protagonist Larry gets upset 'cause his doctor has switched appointments to a "first come, first seen" basis. He ends up aggravating a broken finger in a jostling race to reception with a young girl.
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Re: Sicko
by TommyJefferson » Thu 21 Jun 2007, 17:48:31
What does a health crisis look like? See Houston...
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/200 ... care_N.htm
Emergency Room - Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston
Notice how in the article is never says that perhaps the root of the problem is that people want health care for FREE, with someone else footing the bill.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/200 ... care_N.htm
Emergency Room - Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston
Notice how in the article is never says that perhaps the root of the problem is that people want health care for FREE, with someone else footing the bill.
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Re: Sicko
by smallpoxgirl » Thu 21 Jun 2007, 18:47:37
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TommyJefferson', 'N')otice how in the article is never says that perhaps the root of the problem is that people want health care for FREE, with someone else footing the bill.
That's part of it. It doesn't help though that you can't get affordable care unless you are having an emergency, but if you ignore things until they become a crisis then it's free.
I did some work in the ER in Flint Michigan a few years ago. Patients would come in and register and then go home. They would call back and check where they were on the list. When they got close to being roomed, they would come back to the hospital.
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The way things were before
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Re: Sicko
by Alcassin » Sat 23 Jun 2007, 19:38:09
I've got some graphs for you:
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Warfare? Welfare?
My conclusion is simple - your money are pumped out by Corporate America, whether you like it or not.
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Warfare? Welfare?
My conclusion is simple - your money are pumped out by Corporate America, whether you like it or not.
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Re: Sicko
by Plantagenet » Mon 25 Jun 2007, 03:22:21
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ferrelgiraffe', '
')We need to stand up and have government enroll us all in wlfare program
')We need to stand up and have government enroll us all in wlfare program
No thanks.
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Re: Sicko
by Pretorian » Mon 25 Jun 2007, 04:27:38
btw guys do you know that there are plenty of people who live their's 70,80,90 and more years without ever seeing a doctor or taking any pill? Why it cant happen in States?
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Re: Sicko
by TWilliam » Mon 25 Jun 2007, 05:45:52
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'b')tw guys do you know that there are plenty of people who live their's 70,80,90 and more years without ever seeing a doctor or taking any pill? Why it cant happen in States?
Well let's see...
Between the fluoridated, chlorinated, chemical-laden water, the preprocessed, prepackaged denatured garbage sold as "food", the toxic air, the dawn-to-dusk-sit-on-your-ass-drive-everywhere-push-button-remote-control-convenience American "lifestyle", the stress of working 60+ hours a week to pay a hefty mortgage on a retardedly over-sized chip-board and glue McMansion carpeted and painted with toxic chemicals and filled with useless sh*t bought with maxed-out credit cards...
Gee, I can't imagine...
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