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matt819 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-05 09:24 PM Original message |
Why our medical system sucks - a small rant |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-05 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. remind them you have no insurance, therefore no gatekeepers |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-05 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. But at least you get to choose your doctor! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-05 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm an RN, and I run into some of that garbage from time to time, |
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wurzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-05 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. We don't have systems. We have rackets. |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-05 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. yeah the system is horrifically broken |
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Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-05 09:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. If anyone tries to tell you that the Canadian system doesn't work... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 12:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Well, it's not exactly like Crazy Glue |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 04:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. There are Indonesian tribes who use a vegetable paste as adhesive |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-05 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. Sucks |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 09:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. That's the doctor's fault |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. This is painful. |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I may not have made myself clear |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 10:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Actually... |
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matt819 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 08:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. And that's fine. . . |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Ahh.... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-05 12:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. There is another piece to that equation, however. |
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Sugarbleus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. GREAT RANT ...interesting replies too.. |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 04:20 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Medicare |
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Sugarbleus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. You are so right.... and your area sounds as desperate as mine is |
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matt819 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 09:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Oh, good, a dental rant. . . |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 09:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I don't really know enough |
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Sugarbleus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Dontcha just love it.... |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-05 10:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. medicare and medi-gap |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-20-05 05:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Not quite true |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-05 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
25. RX's used to run forever. i remember when i first ran into this new idea |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-05 01:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Limit dr incomes to US average 5O K |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-05 01:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. 25 nations outlive us: system is 37th: health of our populatn is 72nd |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-05 07:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Umm. It's not the doctors who are greedy. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-05 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
28. One cannot simultaneously pursue quality and profit. |
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