Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Frank Reid
From : Finnigann
Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 11:31 pm

-=> Frank Reid wrote to Finnigann <=-

 FR>   Re: Re: Um...no comment?
 FR>   By: Finnigann to Frank Reid on Sun Sep 18 2005 14:00:00

 > You know that is NOT what I was talking about. You have compitent surgeons
 > performing 1500 hysterectoms a year just because tehy are easy and lucratiti
 > This sort of abouse should be stopped in the medical profession but some
 > doctors are willing to bend the patient over backwards to justify such
 > operations.

 FR> You see, I don't see this with HMOs whatsoever.  In fact, it's the
 FR> opposite. One almost needs to have a limb hanging off before they can
 FR> be referred beyond the primary care physician.  If I wanted to have
 FR> unnecessary surgery, I'd have to go "out of network" to find some
 FR> doctor (which means paying on my own and not under my insurance).

 FR> Making the medical profession both less lucrative and less attractive
 FR> to true professionals will definitely have an impact on the quality of
 FR> care, however. This will almost certainly result in an exponential
 FR> increase in the number of litigations, which will cause the further
 FR> exodus of qualified professionals, etc.


Yes many physcians have found that the HMO's are not working for the patient or
the doctor. Seems to be a loose/loose/win. The win of course is the company
that has contracts with employees to provide health care.



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