Mike, what are you talking about Government health care for? This was a referral from my primary doctor (get this checked by a specialist) under a for-profit health plan. The doctor wanted to perform surgery when it was unnecessary so he could line his pocket.
Sheesh, peel-back the tin foil occasionally. Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- Much harder to get rid of this guy under government health care than free market health care...just look at how hard it is to fire teachers. On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 5:57 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) <mark.sny...@ngc.com > wrote: > The way this country privatizes everything seems to provide a perverse > incentive for doctors inclined to profit as their primary motive. A > 'specialist' I went to a couple years ago sent me to get expensive > diagnostic scans, x-rays and MRI. When I went for follow-up, he could > not find the x-rays. He insisted I needed an outpatient surgery, but > got angry when I asked him to discuss it, alternatives and why he > thought surgery was necessary. He acted indignant and I got disgusted > and told him I would not be coming back. I could not shake the > impression that he just wanted to get paid for surgery he would not > explain to me. I got well and never did the surgery. I will never go > back to that jerk. > > Thank you, > Mark Snyder > -----Original Message----- > I was writing about over supply and low utilization rates. I don't see > how you can fairly leap from that to an insurer murdering its > customers to save money. > > > ************************************************************************ * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************ * > ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
