The issue with the bill I have is that there will be many people who take complete advantage of the federal funded health care system. In Mass, where health care is given to those who do not have any, lots of people come in with fake chief complaints so that they can eat food, sleep, etc. It is a waste of time and money to treat these "patients", and yes, there are cases where people come in with no money and legitimately need health coverage but those people are far and few between dude.
And, where is the money going to come from to fund this endeavor? People should have health coverage for sure. That and with the cuts to medicaid? Doctors get paid mucho money and some are certainly overpaid, but the fact that I am going to have to take out 200+ g's for school, make little money as an intern/resident, and then somehow pay my loans back and have a decent lifestyle are things I have to start considering. And further, this is a step towards the government controlling how I am going to practice medicine when I graduate. Many procedures are overpriced, but I don't want someone telling me (when I am a full non-intern doctor) that I did a frivolous test when I thought it was not.
I voted for Obama and I think healthcare has to change, but not when I have to pay for malpractice insurance and for a healthcare system people abuse. Maybe I am now a pessimist, but I have seen way too many people come to where I work, ask for a sandwich in a calm voice when they have a 10/10 chest pain that is asymptomatic.
What would be ideal is a system where research is more widely supported and subsidized, lowering tuition requirements at medical schools by spreading the burden around. IE, your taxes are used to pay for your education, instead of equipping American soldiers with foreign vehicles and gear (for one), and suing a doctor is hard enough to discourage those insufferable assholes who just want to make a quick buck.
Also in this utopia, you could: 1) Deny treatment in cases where you can prove that there is no malady, or limit the number of free asymptomatic admissions you can have in x amount of time
2) Still make good money as a salaried physician based on the difficulty and stakes of your specialty, not how big you can make boobs or how many tests you can order before your patients wise up and go to someone else (like the way it is at the Mayo Clinic, eg)
3) See your dying spouse one last time if they happen to be the same sex as you (I'm looking sternly at you, Florida)
The nice thing about American politics is that no issue is ever done. For better or for worse, we'll always talk about it. I think that pretty soon we'll logically have to figure out that we're all acting stupid about it and sit down for a real discussion... and then we can pass a bill that we can all agree to. For the time being, hang in there bud. I'm sympathetic to your situation, and if it makes you feel any better I won't sue you if you ever suture your name into me just to be a dick... but I can't promise that you won't find my name welded onto every car you ever own from that point forward.
And, where is the money going to come from to fund this endeavor? People should have health coverage for sure. That and with the cuts to medicaid? Doctors get paid mucho money and some are certainly overpaid, but the fact that I am going to have to take out 200+ g's for school, make little money as an intern/resident, and then somehow pay my loans back and have a decent lifestyle are things I have to start considering. And further, this is a step towards the government controlling how I am going to practice medicine when I graduate. Many procedures are overpriced, but I don't want someone telling me (when I am a full non-intern doctor) that I did a frivolous test when I thought it was not.
I voted for Obama and I think healthcare has to change, but not when I have to pay for malpractice insurance and for a healthcare system people abuse. Maybe I am now a pessimist, but I have seen way too many people come to where I work, ask for a sandwich in a calm voice when they have a 10/10 chest pain that is asymptomatic.
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Also in this utopia, you could:
1) Deny treatment in cases where you can prove that there is no malady, or limit the number of free asymptomatic admissions you can have in x amount of time
2) Still make good money as a salaried physician based on the difficulty and stakes of your specialty, not how big you can make boobs or how many tests you can order before your patients wise up and go to someone else (like the way it is at the Mayo Clinic, eg)
3) See your dying spouse one last time if they happen to be the same sex as you (I'm looking sternly at you, Florida)
The nice thing about American politics is that no issue is ever done. For better or for worse, we'll always talk about it. I think that pretty soon we'll logically have to figure out that we're all acting stupid about it and sit down for a real discussion... and then we can pass a bill that we can all agree to. For the time being, hang in there bud. I'm sympathetic to your situation, and if it makes you feel any better I won't sue you if you ever suture your name into me just to be a dick... but I can't promise that you won't find my name welded onto every car you ever own from that point forward.
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