Posted by spike4848 on January 1, 2002, at 12:24:38
In reply to Re: communist?, posted by OldSchool on January 1, 2002, at 11:28:41
Hey There ...... great discussion!
I think unforunately, the closer we get to socialized medicine here in the U.S., with managed care ..... the worse the quantily of care gets. Our whole economy is based on open, competitive market. But when the government steps in, or a monopoly is started, there is no reason to improve quality. Same with health care ... in the past the doctor who provided the highest quality was rewarded with a good salary. Now, quality really doesn't matter .... what matters is how many patients you seen per hour.
So now we have "Psychopharmacologists," who basically see 4 patients an hour and push prescriptions. And the drugs they push are from companies that make the most money .... not necessarily the best drug. I rarely see desipramine used anymore .... and it is a great drug.
I think we need free market system personally.
And the Canadian system .... most canadian doctors come to the U.S. because they don't want to wait 6 to 8 weeks to see a specialist.
Spike
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