GOA HealthCare costs: All Bundo No Basth? I could not be the only who has noticed that 'We' Goans have limited zeal to follow up on a topic about which we appear (initially, at least) to be passionately concerned.
So, IF I may ask: What did 'we' do? DID 'we' ( for instance ): 1: Contact the Medical Association and ask IF there was a guide to the pricing of health care encounters (visits to the doctor et al) in Goa? 2: Demand from the Medical Association, a standardised Fee Schedule for Goa? 3: Demand from the Govt that there be at least a step-down (public) Heath Facility instead of the vacuum left behind the movement of the Panjim GMC hospital to Bambolim? BTW: Even on the grounds of Easement, this action by the Goa Govt could be held unreasonable and unjust. Attached are a few urls - which are self explanatory. It may also mean that "One does not have to reinvent the wheel" Procedure Codes http://patients.about.com/od/medicalcodes/a/findcptcode.htm Hospital Costs http://www.rd.com/health/healthcare/special-report-why-a-hospital-bill-costs-what-it-costs/2/ UpCoding is fraudulent http://patients.about.com/od/costsconsumerism/a/upcoding.htm PS: will this topic also be forgotten after the initial BLAH? jc Medicine, Law, Medical Law
