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Post by admin1 on Dec 1, 2008 8:49:19 GMT -7
Let's begin with a statement of purpose. In a perfect world, what would a health care delivery system provide? And how would those services be provided?
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Post by Tim Collins on Dec 3, 2008 7:49:01 GMT -7
In a perfect world…
Everyone would have access to the medical care they need for maintaining their health and receiving the required care or treatment as needed.
Everyone would have a personal long-term relationship with the physician of his or her choice.
Everyone would have regularly scheduled medical examination, at the very least an annual physical.
Everyone would have access to the medical testing and procedures his or her physician deems necessary for his or her health.
Every physician would be free to practice medicine to the best of their ability without fear of frivolous lawsuits.
Every physician would see their profession as a healing profession and not a for profit business enterprise.
Every physician would be free to apply their best medical judgment to every patient they care for, and not have to consider the financial concerns of their employers, lawyers, or insurance representative.
Everyone not engaged in directly providing a patient with medical care would stay out of the way, allowing the patient, their family, and the physician(s) decide the best course of action.
Everyone would be free to make medical decisions without having to weight the cost versus the health benefit of medically required treatment.
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rosa
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Post by rosa on Dec 3, 2008 8:38:10 GMT -7
what happens to the third party payers in this ideal world? Looks like they have been left out of the loop
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Post by Tim Collins on Dec 3, 2008 8:59:07 GMT -7
what happens to the third party payers in this ideal world? Looks like they have been left out of the loop I am still giving that thought. I am not sure if a third party system is necessary or productive, with the possible exception of catastrophic health care needs. It seems to me, and this is just going by memory, the health care system worked for a long time without a third party system. It would be some interesting research to look at the history of Health Insurance, when did it really start growing as an industry, why? what drove it? Has it improved delivery and care?
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rory
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just wonder what i'm thinking of.....
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Post by rory on Dec 3, 2008 18:23:41 GMT -7
its beautiful to dream.....isn't it?we should look at our past to see?
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Post by Tim Collins on Dec 3, 2008 19:10:29 GMT -7
"Dreams" improve the future. The past can often show solutions forgotten or over looked in the present.
Boy this is getting very Carlos Castaneda-esque quick.
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rory
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just wonder what i'm thinking of.....
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Post by rory on Dec 3, 2008 19:32:24 GMT -7
deams................. improve and/ or destroy.
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Post by Tim Collins on Dec 3, 2008 19:57:40 GMT -7
deams................. improve and/ or destroy. OK Don Juan - you got me.
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