Anybody Read This.....????

[Doc2B-Finally]

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http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/050404fa_fact

 

[raspberry swirl]

http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/050404fa_fact

ahh naive pre-medder . . . what were you expecting? jk!

this is the kind of stuff that gets thrown at you once you start school. i remember walking out of a financial aid presentation during orientation with a look of shock on my face. and that look of shock only grew later after taking our Health Care Management class. seriously, though . . . healthcare in this country (and elsewhere) is a crazy system.

 

[smc927]

Great article - interesting to read.

 

[aphasia]

that's kind of depressing

 

[Scarletbegonias]

it was funny to see that he forgot about health benefits.

 

[mandar]

Great article and very thought provoking

 

[medicine1]

So how much did Atul ask for? Is Atul totally complacent, or is he going to do something about health care? Why didn't Atul talk about Military physicians?
I suppose Atul is for health insurance. It makes sense if one doesn't have a lot of money.
I wonder if that millionaire general surgeon had health insurance?

 

[Scarletbegonias]

health insurance makes sense even when you do have a lot of money.

 

[Bill_Brasky]

Dr. Gawande is an awesome author, I definitely recommend his book "Complications."

-Bill Brasky
"Third Friend of Brasky: Brasky went public with his own buttocks.. and made $7 million.

Second Friend of Brasky: [ holds glass in air ] To Bill Brasky!

Together: Bill Brasky!!"

 

[DORoe]

Dr. Gawande is an awesome author, I definitely recommend his book "Complications."

-Bill Brasky
"Third Friend of Brasky: Brasky went public with his own buttocks.. and made $7 million.

Second Friend of Brasky: [ holds glass in air ] To Bill Brasky!

Together: Bill Brasky!!"

I don't have anything productive to add to this thread, but I just wanted to ask you if it was true that you had a toenail at the end of your penis that you trim with a beaver?

 

[medicine1]

health insurance makes sense even when you do have a lot of money.

Does it? Why? It is because Doctors and Hospitals choose to charge an exorbitant amount of money.

 

[Scarletbegonias]

People without health insurance coverage often end up paying more for hospital costs. There was a great article about in the Wall Street Journal several months ago. I think it was sometime during the summer of 2004. I think they said health insurance companies negotiate a price for medication, procedures, and equipment (bandages, etc.) used in treating someone during a hospital stay. People without insurance were charged more for the same stuff that people with health insurance received while hospitalized.

 

[EricH]

People without health insurance coverage often end up paying more for hospital costs. There was a great article about in the Wall Street Journal several months ago. I think it was sometime during the summer of 2004. I think they said health insurance companies negotiate a price for medication, procedures, and equipment (bandages, etc.) used in treating someone during a hospital stay. People without insurance were charged more for the same stuff that people with health insurance received while hospitalized.

This is true. I am a department manager for a large dental benefits company and we typically contract with providers for at least a 30% discount from UCR. Some of our plans are discount only, as in, members pay us to access services from our providers at our contracted rates.