My wife's GP Dr just told her she is becoming a concierge practice

[Granny Blue]

86. I beg to differ!

Spine injury 1958, diagnosed 2017 when MRIs became sophisticated enough to “see” the damage. Years of agonizing pain, ridiculed as a hypochondriac, drug seeker, attention seeker, neurotic. Limited mobility, poor coordination, unable to type with no diagnosis Doctors couldnt be bothered to do any diagnosis, I was a single mother on Medicaid! Why waste time, they thought, she’s just looking for benefits! Lost all my teeth at 36 from malnutrition, but my sons are now over 6 feet. Poor balance, slow gait, limited arms, poor hand coordination, They thought I was smart, but lazy. Couldn’t meet expectations, always getting fired, ended up in under the †able light janitorial work but fed my kids. Started losing balance, breaking ribs, they thought I was a drunk. After all, a Medicaid slob! Useless eater! Lost use of my right arm, walked like Quasimoto till the Medicaid finally bought me a $4000 electric wheelchair. Finally accepted at a local pain clinic, they did surgery to install a spine stimulator in my thoracic spine. They got paid twice, once by Medicaid, once by the device manufacturer. Pretty good deal for them, but cost me another two years of agony. Got me out of the wheelchair, but still in agonizing pain in upper body, neck shoulders, hands. Just found out this week they should have/could have used a Boston Scientific device with two outputs, one foor the thoracic injury, one for the cervical, but that would have been effective medicine, not as profitable. Also had a failed ACDF at the base of my neck. Good for the surgeon, not so much for me! Replacement surgery right around Christmas. Wheelchair in storage.

Medicaid patients can't sue, no matter what is done, or not done to us. Awards are based on economic value: chronically poor/ill people have none. No lawyer is interested; no money in the case. Your “observations” are assumptions.