| I was reading a recent survey that said
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| | "Why would H/care be exempt from the
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| if given the choice, most people would
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| | global marketplace? Health care services
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| rather get increased healthcare coverage
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| | are a product that is consumed by
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| than a pay raise. We in the industry know
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| | consumers (patients). Accordingly,
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| it's a mess and that many people delay
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| | patients will shop for services.
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| getting treatment for fear of depleting
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| | Consumerism in health care has been a
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| their savings. The current state of
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| | long time coming. For instance, my family
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| healthcare in America can literally be
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| | went to Colombia to get dental work done
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| deadly.
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| | for a fraction of what it would cost
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| Which is why I wasn't surprised to read
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| | here, and we managed to add in a
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| an article that stated many patients are
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| | vacation. Now the one thing to consider,
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| now going overseas for their healthcare.
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| | is what if there are complications, is
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| Get a load of this:
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| | the company going to fly the employee
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| "Carl Garrett of Leicester, N.C., will
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| | back to resolve the complication?
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| fly to a state-of-the-art New Delhi
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| | (Probably not)."
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| hospital in September for surgeries to
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| | Actually, I don't blame the patients for
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| remove gallstones and to fix an overworn
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| | taking advantage of better deals in other
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| rotator cuff. His employer, Blue Ridge
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| | countries. Your trip to Colombia sounds
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| Paper Products Inc. of Canton, N.C., will
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| | like a marvelous combination of business
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| pay for it all, including airfare for
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| | and pleasure, although I wonder if your
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| Garrett and his fiancee. The company also
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| | vacation wasn't affected by the dental
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| will give Garrett a share of the expected
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| | work! Still, you ask a great question at
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| savings, up to $10,000, when he returns.
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| | the end, and while I'd suppose it depends
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| "
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| | on the company and the agreement worked
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| That's right! We're not only shipping
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| | out in advance, another reader makes this
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| jobs overseas, we're now shipping
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| | excellent point:
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| patients there, too! Of course, if this
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| | "You got it right when you said
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| trend continues, we will essentially be
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| | 'COMPLICATIONS'. Try suing the doctor
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| sending jobs for medical professionals
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| | overseas and see how far you get. The
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| overseas by default.
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| | malpractice piece is a large part of our
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| I don't know about you, but this
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| | health care dollar."
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| embarrasses me deeply. I didn't get into
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| | Then there was this comment by Lifeline
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| healthcare management to only help treat
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| | Medical Associates President/CEO Jack
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| the people who were lucky enough to have
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| | Feltz that eloquently summed up the
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| coverage or could afford it. Ill health
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| | frustrations he experiences heading the
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| doesn't discriminate, it potentially
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| | largest provider of women's healthcare in
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| affects us all, and the longer we let the
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| | New Jersey:
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| situation get out of hand, the more
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| | "One of the biggest wastes of resources
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| bizarre and defeating solutions will be
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| | is practicing defensive medicine because
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| found by companies and individuals who
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| | of the medical liability crisis and lack
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| are fed up with the status quo.
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| | of meaningful tort reform in New Jersey
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| I got a good response to a previous
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| | and elsewhere. Physicians, I believe tend
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| article about people going overseas for
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| | to order more and more tests because they
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| medical procedures because it costs less.
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| | are frightened not to. If there is a bad
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| If you don't mind, I'd like to respond to
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| | outcome you can bet there will be an
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| some of the comments.
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| | attorney and expert to say they should
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| The first commenter said:
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| | have ordered every test imaginable. This
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| "...like you, (I) entered healthcare
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| | is tragic, making health care
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| management (twenty years in hospital
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| | unaffordable. I would rather see these
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| administration, consulting and eight
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| | wasted dollars go towards cures for
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| managing medical practices)to help based
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| | breast cancer, immunizing poor children,
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| on my non clinical skills. I worked
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| | improving care and keeping healthcare in
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| largely in innercity hospitals and then
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| | the hands of expert doctors and nurses in
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| transitioned to medical practice
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| | the U.S.A."
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| management. There I became more jaundiced
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| | I think you make an excellent point, Jack
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| with the attitudes of specialty
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| | (may I call you "Jack?"). If only more
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| physicians. Behind the scenes the focus
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| | CEO's had your sense of compassion. I
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| of a surprising number of doctors was on
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| | often forget the legal part of the
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| paying patients, although periodically
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| | equation because I am so frequently
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| altrusim did shine through. I had to look
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| | enmeshed in battles with insurance
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| carefully for the quiet ones who took
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| | carriers. Or to again quote yet another
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| care of patients and did not bluster at
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| | reader who says it better than I can:
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| the closed door business meetings. When
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| | "Insurance carriers are problematic, and
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| things got tough they would speak up, but
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| | don't pay or delay paying claims, and
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| only when really pushed. Rhetorically, I
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| | then don't pay them according to the
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| wonder why organized medicine, and our
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| | appropriate fee schedule. This means
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| lofty management societies and
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| | patients get billed eventually for
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| associations don't focus more on the
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| | services that should have been covered.
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| caring side, the professional side, the
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| | Unhappy patients complain to employers
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| hippocratic side."
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| | about coverage. Employers decide to go
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| Here again, someone says it better than I
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| | elsewhere. This doesn't reflect on
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| can. Another reader makes a good point
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| | American physicians, it reflects on
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| based on experience:
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| | American insurance carriers.
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