tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post2318993969489185713..comments2023-11-05T04:05:03.588-08:00Comments on A Chronic Dose | A blog about chronic illness, healthcare, and writing.: Universal Health Care and Primary Care ProblemsLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392908564921877962noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-80491749557680914702008-04-20T16:20:00.000-07:002008-04-20T16:20:00.000-07:00Did you see the Bunk study stating 2/3 of doctors ...Did you see the Bunk study stating 2/3 of doctors in America want National Health Care. The doctors who did this study also conducted one in 2002 and found that the majority of doctors did not want national health care, the problem with this is that the 2 question surveys drastically differ in there 2nd question. I found this article, <A HREF="http://jaajoe.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=28#jc_allComments" REL="nofollow">60% of Physicians Surveyed Oppose Switching to a National Health Care Plan</A>, It's worth a readMoses Gunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958104929356191401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-3024453342097490452008-04-15T18:21:00.000-07:002008-04-15T18:21:00.000-07:00Laurie,Patients like you are not a good primary ca...Laurie,<BR/>Patients like you are not a good primary care doctor's nightmare, but a dream! We went into primary care because we love complexities, we love treating the whole patient, and we enjoy close relationships with patients that are so important for successfully managing chronic diseases. <BR/>The problem is the system, which reimburses for procedures and tests substantially more than it does time spent with patients discussing the management of their chronic illness. <BR/>People, including doctors, usually behave logically when it comes to renumeration. If doing procedures and ordering tests increases reimbursement, and spending time talking to patients does not; the reason why it is so hard to find a primary care physician is pretty obvious.<BR/>We don't necessarily need to pay every physician more money, but rather reallign incentives so that preventing illness and managing chronic disease (rather than diagnosing and treating complications) is valued.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-72171247611996469272008-04-14T15:51:00.000-07:002008-04-14T15:51:00.000-07:00I'm sad to see that you have so many health proble...I'm sad to see that you have so many health problems. I have recently discovered a product that is changing my life for the better. It could seriously help you. check out my blog at http://exfusesevenplus.blogspot.com/or my website at http://www.iexfuze.net/juicyjuice<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Tatumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764876783128877866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-52815024667120344612008-04-14T12:43:00.000-07:002008-04-14T12:43:00.000-07:00For me, I see Mass Health Care as forcing people t...For me, I see Mass Health Care as forcing people to have health insurance. I still can't afford it. No one's come after me yet, but I know they will. Then I will have to find some way to manage. My opinion is really not educated on the topic. However, I think that health care needs to be made affordable, before it can be forced on all.Anney E.J. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279963727356526785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-88482679820297043832008-04-12T20:52:00.000-07:002008-04-12T20:52:00.000-07:00Great post. And a perfect example of why the peop...Great post. And a perfect example of why the people should be wary of the gov. getting involved in healthcare.Rick Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-4993052204249573132008-04-10T10:52:00.000-07:002008-04-10T10:52:00.000-07:00Wow, great post, Laurie!I strongly favor universal...Wow, great post, Laurie!<BR/><BR/>I strongly favor universal health care and the kind of legislation that was passed in Massachusetts, but like a lot of people, I hadn't thought of the implications of physician shortages. So many parts of the country already struggle with not enough doctors to serve the population ...<BR/><BR/>And as you mention, one of the big problems is how difficult it is to get a good primary care doc. I feel very fortunate to have the one I found serendipitously, but in the past I've struggled to find a PCP who both accepted new patients AND was someone I liked and could work with. <BR/><BR/>And I don't know what the answer is to the shortage of PCPs. Health care costs have risen so high it's hard to suggest we pay doctors even more. But the truth is that internists and other PCPs really don't earn that much money when you look at the level of education they've achieved and the kind of debt almost all of them had to take on to get that MD. And the kind of hours they work is crazy -- they're jam-packed with back-to-back patients and then after a 10 hour day or more, they go home with armloads of paperwork to do. <BR/><BR/>It's not a job I'd want, and it's not a job I'd wish for my daughter. (I must be the only Jewish mother on earth who doesn't want her child to grow up to be a doctor nor to marry one! :)Avivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411667763810131618noreply@blogger.com