tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5828204533916153239..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: What Can We Do?Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-55783164714211358962008-07-19T07:52:00.000-04:002008-07-19T07:52:00.000-04:00Now this is a social scene so different from ours....Now this is a social scene so different from ours. <BR/>In India we have nothing like social security.<BR/>ANY and EVERY drug is available over the counter & people who can't afford it are usually found doing self medication.<BR/>The doctors are mal practicing here too, but only out of greed and not because they have to meet any expenses.<BR/>There is a nexus between the doctors and the pathologists. They get a 30% commission for each test that they write and refer. For a soar throat a doctor wrote for me the following tests: HIV & various other blood tests, an echocardiogram & an ultrasound! <BR/>& more than 90% of people in Indai are so ignorant that they would never know where they are being taken for a ride!<BR/><BR/>I agree about the get rich quickers in The US. One of the stupendous repercussions of which has been Outsourcing. Yes, it is one of the reasons why they outsource from America : because people of third world would never be able to sue them in any court of law!Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615034229525061880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-32941112317418537672008-07-18T22:38:00.000-04:002008-07-18T22:38:00.000-04:00I actually believe BS malpractice lawsuits are dro...I actually believe BS malpractice lawsuits are dropping...particularly if there really isn't a legitimate case. Primarily the lawyer will work for a cut of anything that's won in a suite BUT if it's dumb and the complaintant doesn't really have a case, they'll be shown politely to the door. There are some dumb lawyers who'll try anything but the good ones won't touch those sorry cases with a ten ft. pole. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand...a surgeon who sows up a patient on the operating table with a small pair of scissors still in their guts SHOULD be sued.<BR/><BR/>There are plenty of bad doctors just as there are bad lawyers.<BR/><BR/>Very insightful post as always James.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37023475348964931692008-07-18T15:08:00.000-04:002008-07-18T15:08:00.000-04:00And as sucky as it is, can you blame them, Mona?Le...And as sucky as it is, can you blame them, Mona?<BR/><BR/>Let us know, Molly. <BR/><BR/>Cindy I live in a suburb of Tulsa, but I've lived in several different countries and had more than one occasion to need medical attention.<BR/><BR/> My doctor here has same day appointments and it is a rare occasion that I'm not sitting on an examination table within a couple of minutes of my arrival. It really is a thing of beauty. Dr. Koenig has been my family's doctor for years and he's as eager to keep his patients happy as he is healthy. But, he's not cheap and without insurance, I'd be forced to go elsewhere, but the cost of coverage for my insurance (on the years I avoid serious injury) exceed the cost of what seeing him routinely out of pocket would be...<BR/><BR/>I sure wish we could figure something out, Anny.<BR/><BR/>lol, thanks, Kelly.James Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807865320537867045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-82248637999866734432008-07-18T11:24:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:24:00.000-04:00"masterminds handling social security..." I'm sorr..."masterminds handling social security..." I'm sorry, had to snort. <BR/><BR/>Excellent post, as always.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947952583116323744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54063366553688131572008-07-18T11:07:00.000-04:002008-07-18T11:07:00.000-04:00Heh. I have it pretty good where I am now. But onc...Heh. I have it pretty good where I am now. But once the house hunk retires, that won't be the case. Sigh. James, I just don't know what the answer is. I really don't.Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-73709509324745787532008-07-18T10:23:00.000-04:002008-07-18T10:23:00.000-04:00Where do you live where ANY visit takes 30 minutes...Where do you live where ANY visit takes 30 minutes? I want to meet your doctor!Cindy Spencer Papehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583236494759465431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-31663326000809592912008-07-18T08:27:00.000-04:002008-07-18T08:27:00.000-04:00I'm still trying to catch my sis at home...haven't...I'm still trying to catch my sis at home...haven't forgotten!Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46602253348846826192008-07-18T08:20:00.000-04:002008-07-18T08:20:00.000-04:00I live in Florida where medicine sucks. The few go...I live in Florida where medicine sucks. The few good doctors I knew, like the one who saved my mother two years ago, left to go north. Why? Because in Florida we have the highest rate of malpractice lawsuits.T Now the Florida doctors don't take any chances and order way more blood tests, scans, MRI than needed to cover themselves and finally tell you that you have a virus.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.com