Posted by OldSchool on January 1, 2002, at 12:59:24
In reply to Re: communist?, posted by spike4848 on January 1, 2002, at 12:24:38
> Hey There ...... great discussion!
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> I think unforunately, the closer we get to socialized medicine here in the U.S., with managed care ..... the worse the quantily of care gets. Our whole economy is based on open, competitive market. But when the government steps in, or a monopoly is started, there is no reason to improve quality. Same with health care ... in the past the doctor who provided the highest quality was rewarded with a good salary. Now, quality really doesn't matter .... what matters is how many patients you seen per hour.
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> So now we have "Psychopharmacologists," who basically see 4 patients an hour and push prescriptions. And the drugs they push are from companies that make the most money .... not necessarily the best drug. I rarely see desipramine used anymore .... and it is a great drug.
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> I think we need free market system personally.
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> And the Canadian system .... most canadian doctors come to the U.S. because they don't want to wait 6 to 8 weeks to see a specialist.
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> SpikeSpike...you are a smart guy. I agree. Free market is the only way, anything less stifles freedom and improvements. We need to get rid of managed care insurance in the USA and go back to the basics of regular style insurance. Leave the socialised medicine overseas, I feel sorry for all the people who must endure socialised medicine. I read so many stories on the Net from people in the UK, Australia and Canada who are on "waiting lists" for simple diagnostic tests like MRIs and CAT scans, things we take for granted in the USA.
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