I just watched the President's press conference tonight about health care reform, and I learned something about myself I didn't know. Apparently, I am an evil scumbag who just wants to take tonsils out just to make myself rich. Bad doctor.
Also, a reporter asked the big O if he would go on the record and promise that the government would NEVER deny a patient a service and that those types of services would only be decided by the patient & their Doctor. He also asked the president if he and the rest of the gubment would go on the Public option as being offered.
I was shocked that Mr Obama wouldn't answer either question. Must be because, A- you most certainly will be denied care just because some bureaucrat says so, and B- no way in hell will the Looters in DC be forced to take the crappy socialized coverage.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
the Death of the Physician
Currently, the health care reform bills before Congress are 1000+ pages long. Obviously no one is going to be able to read this monstrosity before it is voted on.
However, a few pages have been brought to my attention, and I thought I'd pass them on. I believe this bill will be the death of the American physician.
Page 461 states that mid level providers (i.e. nurse practitioner) will be placed in charge of “a patient centered medical home.”
Page 463 states that primary care will be defined as being provided by either a physician or a midlevel.
Page 480 defines a primary care provider as “a physician or other health care practitioner (including a nurse practitioner) who specializes in family medicine, general internal medicine, geriatrics, or obstetrics and gynecology.”
And page 778 describes how midlevels will be paid the same as physicians for providing care.
So what this seems to say to me is that, as a primary care provider, I wasted my time going to medical school for 4 years and then on to 3 years of residency. I racked up $120,000+ of debt for nothing. I should have just gone to nursing school and I could have saved a fortune.
However, a few pages have been brought to my attention, and I thought I'd pass them on. I believe this bill will be the death of the American physician.
Page 461 states that mid level providers (i.e. nurse practitioner) will be placed in charge of “a patient centered medical home.”
Page 463 states that primary care will be defined as being provided by either a physician or a midlevel.
Page 480 defines a primary care provider as “a physician or other health care practitioner (including a nurse practitioner) who specializes in family medicine, general internal medicine, geriatrics, or obstetrics and gynecology.”
And page 778 describes how midlevels will be paid the same as physicians for providing care.
So what this seems to say to me is that, as a primary care provider, I wasted my time going to medical school for 4 years and then on to 3 years of residency. I racked up $120,000+ of debt for nothing. I should have just gone to nursing school and I could have saved a fortune.
Is Health Care a Right?
A “right” is something to which a person is entitled to just because they exist. It is nothing they can earn. It is not provided by whatever form of government under which they live. It applies to all people equally, no matter their color, religion, sex, age, economic status or number of extremities. It is nothing that can lawfully be taken away. It is something that cannot be denied to them.
If healthcare is a “right”, then the government cannot limit one’s access to it. Just like government cannot limit their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. How else can this be done then by trampling on the “rights” of the health care provider? How else can the government tell people they have the right to health care without saying to their physician, “You have no right to your own mind, to your own thoughts, to your own actions”?
“I deserve health care. I want health care, and I want it free. It is my right. And I want it now,” is what people are saying.
With the right to life, no one is required to feed them, clothe them, and provide them shelter. The right to the pursuit of happiness is not a guarantee that anybody else will make you happy or even try to. Nothing is imposed on anybody but yourself. But the right to health care, by definition, must impose a duty on other people to satisfy your own needs; they have no choice in the matter. Their right to anything at another’s expense makes that other person rightless. Their “right” to health care makes the physician a slave to the desires of others.
If healthcare is a “right”, then the government cannot limit one’s access to it. Just like government cannot limit their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. How else can this be done then by trampling on the “rights” of the health care provider? How else can the government tell people they have the right to health care without saying to their physician, “You have no right to your own mind, to your own thoughts, to your own actions”?
“I deserve health care. I want health care, and I want it free. It is my right. And I want it now,” is what people are saying.
With the right to life, no one is required to feed them, clothe them, and provide them shelter. The right to the pursuit of happiness is not a guarantee that anybody else will make you happy or even try to. Nothing is imposed on anybody but yourself. But the right to health care, by definition, must impose a duty on other people to satisfy your own needs; they have no choice in the matter. Their right to anything at another’s expense makes that other person rightless. Their “right” to health care makes the physician a slave to the desires of others.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Consumer Confidence CNN Crok
On June 30, 2009, CNN anchor Christing Romans did her best to brainwash the viewers.
She stated " We've seen a spring stock market rally that has been quite incredible! Job losses are slowing! Consumer confidence is improving! People are feeling a little better. They're feeling better because they're spending less. They're saving more money. They're getting back to basics. There's a new frugality that's making them feel better. "
Sounds awesome, doesn't it?
Except for one small detail. That same day, the Consumer Confidence Index fell significantly.
Too bad Ms Romans didn't actually get this news before she made a fool of herself.
She stated " We've seen a spring stock market rally that has been quite incredible! Job losses are slowing! Consumer confidence is improving! People are feeling a little better. They're feeling better because they're spending less. They're saving more money. They're getting back to basics. There's a new frugality that's making them feel better. "
Sounds awesome, doesn't it?
Except for one small detail. That same day, the Consumer Confidence Index fell significantly.
Too bad Ms Romans didn't actually get this news before she made a fool of herself.
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