Obviously people can't figure out what the poll that someone posted was asking....so---IGNORING ALL ELSE (abortion, war, taxes.....) what changes do people see coming to Podiatry in the coming years???? I understand there are state to state limitations, but big picture healthcare/podiatry related issues. Example----Will the socialization of healthcare have a larger impact on procedural work or more treatment based work???
Changes In Healthcare---Relating To Podiatry ONLY
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I think Clinton actually spoke of podiatry directly (in relation to diabetes epidemic). Not sure what she would have done though.
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Most of her talk about podiatry was about the need to increase awareness of podiatry and improve access to podiatrists for diabetics. While she was in Iowa she met with the faculty of the Podiatry school and then gave a speech about how much money the healthcare system could save by preventing amputations and providing preventative foot care for diabetics.
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not to take how may lives it would save, 50% of pts with a BKA are dead within 5 years ........
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Countries with socialized healthcare typically have long long waits for procedures, esp elective procedures, which constitute a huge % of what podiatry does.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=8373266
http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/1/47
If you think America questions its government and health care right now, just wait for socialized medicine. You won't believe what your eyes. We are the country that created demand for fast food, next day shipping, 10 min oil changes, etc
.......and you may find me working 40hrs per week, straight cash for care, no govt insurance accepted, fast service. 😎
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Feli,
Those are good articles. A rather interesting read. Can you provide a few more along those lines? Lastly, I apologize if it seems like I singled you out on another thread on here about politics and economics. It's just I hate it when people who aren't financial planners, or economists give people their version of economics. As an MBA student and a DPM student you can probably understand why I think that people should best educate themselves instead of soliciting advice from anonymous persons on the internet. Books, and nonpartisan resources abound.
Those are good articles. A rather interesting read. Can you provide a few more along those lines? Lastly, I apologize if it seems like I singled you out on another thread on here about politics and economics. It's just I hate it when people who aren't financial planners, or economists give people their version of economics. As an MBA student and a DPM student you can probably understand why I think that people should best educate themselves instead of soliciting advice from anonymous persons on the internet. Books, and nonpartisan resources abound.
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Countries with socialized healthcare typically have long long waits for procedures, esp elective procedures, which constitute a huge % of what podiatry does.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=8373266
http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/1/47
If you think America questions its government and health care right now, just wait for socialized medicine. You won't believe what your eyes. We are the country that created demand for fast food, next day shipping, 10 min oil changes, etc
...and you may find me working 40hrs per week, straight cash for care, no govt insurance accepted, fast service. 😎
Have you ever experienced socialized healthcare? Cause I did while living in Europe and it was pretty damn good. This was including ER visits/optho's/dentists/primary care/etc.
I am not saying it would work in America, especially with the sheer population size of our country. But I will say I had a positive experience overall and nothing like what Americans bitch about.
