On Friday 22 September 2006 09:52, Mario Ruiz wrote: > Wouldn't it be nice if we could just come to your practice and pay a > single amount (say 50 bucks, preferably 0 bucks) and have your medical > services delivered to us every time we want at perpetuity?
PS: You can see me for 0 bucks. Any time,as often as needed. All you have to do is to claim that you cannot pay - I take my patient's word for it. Medicine is not a business even if it makes most of us doctors quite wealthy. But there is a good reason why unlimited services for $50 would be a bad idea - there is already very little incentive for most people to stay healthy - they prefer to come to the doctor to geta quick fix (e.g. heavy smokers wanting antibiotics for their chronic bronchitis). Having to pay a fixed fee might create the idea to "get the most out of it" and pester the doctor at any opportunity, completely relinquishing responsibility for their own health. Much better to have a "free" (to the patient) medical system where treatment is not associated with a price tag. A public health system. If I would not have to bother with accounts, medicare bureaucracy, the "business side" of medicine, red tape and paper crap etc - I would indeed be happy to work the same amount (or more!) for half of my current income. Horst _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
