tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post1112927915424573629..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Why Aren't Doctors Asking "Why the Secrecy?"DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-79826987871824684402010-01-09T11:56:31.737-06:002010-01-09T11:56:31.737-06:00How transparent was AMA all these years when doing...How transparent was AMA all these years when doing it's shady RUC> RVU which killed primary care at the expense of proceduralist? Doctors never explain to patients how much their medications cost, how much they charge for their procedure etc etc. I know exactly how much my car mechanic charged when I pick my car, everything else except health care( maybe wall street deals) seem transparentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-65977041016467716702010-01-07T18:29:12.586-06:002010-01-07T18:29:12.586-06:00Wes,
Doctors do tend to be a passive bunch in my ...Wes,<br /><br />Doctors do tend to be a passive bunch in my experience. But there is some truth to the anonymous posters comments regarding physician culpabilty in the health care mess. If we were not wasting money on unproven and untested techniques and medications, we probably would not have such a great need to drastically change the current system.<br /><br />As to the lack of transparency,Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89488377184719070712010-01-07T16:26:47.791-06:002010-01-07T16:26:47.791-06:00We, as physicians, have only ourselves to blame fo...We, as physicians, have only ourselves to blame for the mess that awaits us. After all, we are the one's who have been wasting billions of taxpayer $$ each year by prescribing over-priced, unnecessary pills to millions of our patients just to get them out of our offices (purple pill, blue pill, or the one the drug co. is paying us to speak in favor of to our colleagues even though we know theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-72337119195736707902010-01-06T20:16:09.490-06:002010-01-06T20:16:09.490-06:00The President and other politicians are listening ...The President and other politicians are listening to the people who brought money, lots of money, to the table.<br /><br />I love hearing the sound bites of candidate Obama promising "transparency" in the process.Steve Parker, M.D.http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-48786735816872969482010-01-06T18:59:25.991-06:002010-01-06T18:59:25.991-06:00wes,
There IS a petition out there to demand openn...wes,<br />There IS a petition out there to demand openness in the health bill.<br />http://www.letthecamerasin.com/<br />For what it is worth, I did sign itdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788869994372179171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-32947528205206919922010-01-06T18:52:13.871-06:002010-01-06T18:52:13.871-06:00Join the club -- our "representatives" a...Join the club -- our "representatives" aren't representing the patients either. Obviously the Senators and Congresspeople have such wonderful health insurance and such great salaries that they feel no need to talk with constituents about the current healthcare system.<br /><br />The "representatives" seem to believe that the health insurance companies have all the answersClassof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/00575168312203811542noreply@blogger.com