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14. Also, health care people are knowledge workers, so vulnerable to the internet.

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Tue Oct 2, 2012, 08:50 AM

Oct 2012

Except for physical interventions like surgery.

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Doctor Visits Dropping, New Census Figures Show [View all] alp227 Oct 2012 OP

doctors are getting more greedy? dentists are for sure nt msongs Oct 2012 #1

greedy? bossy22 Oct 2012 #8

Yes, and insurance covers crap for dental work. HuckleB Oct 2012 #27

Or . . . Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #2

And those who are insured have to pay a lot more than they used to pay. HuckleB Oct 2012 #28

yep, I'm out a hundred bucks per visit 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #35

It definitely sounds like you needed to move to a new doc. HuckleB Oct 2012 #40

New "surprise" charges Freddie Oct 2012 #52

Ding, Ding, we have a winner! nt raccoon Oct 2012 #38

Doctors and dentists are pricing themselves above the average workers fasttense Oct 2012 #3

The dentist I saw about 10 years ago called asking me if I wanted closeupready Oct 2012 #18

My hubby is a family practice doc Mojorabbit Oct 2012 #20

My doc claims "Obamacare" is killing her practice dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #22

Actually, they're not. HuckleB Oct 2012 #23

People are self-medicating with better results bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #4

Good point customerserviceguy Oct 2012 #5

I agree with you. MindPilot Oct 2012 #11

Exactly. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #19

Wow! HuckleB Oct 2012 #24

LOL closeupready Oct 2012 #41

I order my blood pressure meds from Canadian pharmacies. RebelOne Oct 2012 #42

I'll take that one step further azurnoir Oct 2012 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author no_hypocrisy Oct 2012 #6

drugstore nurses greymattermom Oct 2012 #7

Costs more to go to the doctor spinbaby Oct 2012 #9

Yep...people have a lot less disposable income.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #15

Yes, that's mostly why, IMO. closeupready Oct 2012 #17

Dr. Google and pharmacist Amazon makes doctors obsolete in some cases. tjdee Oct 2012 #10

Because they can't afford to ask their doctor about the new fancy drugs on TV jsr Oct 2012 #12

and then pay $700 a month for the medicine with the expensive commercials bedazzled Oct 2012 #55

Maybe sitting there for hours, then getting a couple minutes of time and a bill for hundreds has bemildred Oct 2012 #13

That is one of reasons I do not go to the doctor. RebelOne Oct 2012 #43

I had a 10:00 for a full physical. bemildred Oct 2012 #45

Also, health care people are knowledge workers, so vulnerable to the internet. bemildred Oct 2012 #14

The Internet does not replace a physician. HuckleB Oct 2012 #25

But people are doing that all the same. bemildred Oct 2012 #29

One really can't compare law to medicine. HuckleB Oct 2012 #32

Indeed. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #33

Copays. Every year, copays go up $5, $10, $20 - it adds up. closeupready Oct 2012 #16

The system is broken. Less income, higher costs, coupled with inability for docs to be able to do uppityperson Oct 2012 #21

It would be interesting to know how much of this change happened since 2008. HuckleB Oct 2012 #26

Co-pay? We have the high deductible thing. QED Oct 2012 #30

the reason, plain and simple: more people like me buying high deductible insurance that doesn't pay wordpix Oct 2012 #31

That's because their hours are 9a - 3p and I work from 7a - 5p over 2 hours away! Paula Sims Oct 2012 #34

Most docs are doing rounds at hospitals in the mornings. HuckleB Oct 2012 #47

Not around here spotbird Oct 2012 #50

Even with hospitalists, most of the docs I know still attend. HuckleB Oct 2012 #51

No insurance, can't afford it; have insurance but premiums so high can't afford kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #36

Most people I know can't afford to see the dentist unless there really is a problem. Third Doctor Oct 2012 #37

"I've seen a few Doctors schedule unneeded appointments in order to get more insurance money also." Shitty Mitty Oct 2012 #54

No shit. crim son Oct 2012 #39

It's hard to get into your doctor and not some one else working there marlakay Oct 2012 #44

When I take my mother to the doctor eilen Oct 2012 #46

We are being eaten alive by corporations. woo me with science Oct 2012 #49

Had a DR visit about a month ago Shitty Mitty Oct 2012 #53

It costs $400 to have a tooth pulled jsr Oct 2012 #56