tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post329797666512029874..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Granny and MeDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-82987862793984989272012-08-19T13:19:54.747-05:002012-08-19T13:19:54.747-05:00To Anonymous,
You write: "Should the governm...To Anonymous,<br /><br />You write: "Should the government subsidize any part of health care, or do you agree with Mr. Garland that that just mucks up the market?"<br /><br />Government subsidies to consumers of healthcare increase the resources available to produce healthcare. They are also public and accountable costs which get the attention of taxpayers.<br /><br />Subsidies are not Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-69127391362292200762012-08-18T17:26:07.580-05:002012-08-18T17:26:07.580-05:00We are attacked on all fronts: we live too long, m...We are attacked on all fronts: we live too long, medical technology is too innovative and therefore too expensive, there are too many people without insurance and without jobs (maybe there are just too many people), there are not enough doctors and perhaps not enough med schools, med schools are too expensive, people don't have end of life plans, too many people find attorneys who will file Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-84700762023126889072012-08-18T15:38:45.189-05:002012-08-18T15:38:45.189-05:00Anony -
... although I seek to beat him bloody f...Anony - <br />... <i> although I seek to beat him bloody for his political views.</i><br /><br />Look, Granny and I have enough problems without beatings, too!<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Seriously, both you and Mr. Garland have some valid points. I appreciate the (relatively) civil but forthright tone. But we must stick to topic.<br /><br />And the topic in this post is Granny and me.<br /><br />DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-19995676952489548312012-08-18T12:35:51.014-05:002012-08-18T12:35:51.014-05:00Mr. Garland
The only name I called you was Mr. Ga...Mr. Garland<br /><br />The only name I called you was Mr. Garland. <br /><br />I am a patient of Dr. Wes and therefore wish to remain anonymous so he will still be pleased to see me although I seek to beat him bloody for his political views.<br /><br />You frequently, vigorously, and clearly have expressed your views about health care and public policy. I read them and formed an opinion. It Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-54219165169978532632012-08-17T22:02:49.843-05:002012-08-17T22:02:49.843-05:00Mr Anonymous,
You are anonymous. If you had any f...Mr Anonymous,<br /><br />You are anonymous. If you had any faith in your own judgement, you would declare your identity and would present facts rather than supposition about what you "think" I am interested in, and what you would or would not be surprised to hear me say. Your analytic achievement seems to top out at name calling.<br /><br />One topic is how to care for the poor. But, Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-53360636483816618942012-08-17T18:23:33.075-05:002012-08-17T18:23:33.075-05:00Mr. Garland,
You are a familar commentor. I beli...Mr. Garland,<br /><br />You are a familar commentor. I believe you are not interested in distributing wheat to the poor and would not be terribly surprised to hear you say "let them eat cake". We probably don't have much to say to one another. <br /><br />The good doctor, on the other hand, does have a very sound heart, and that is why I continue to read him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78283224802248453482012-08-17T16:20:53.706-05:002012-08-17T16:20:53.706-05:00The Political Distribution of Wheat
This is a sho...<a href="http://easyopinions.blogspot.com/2010/01/political-distribution-of-wheat.html" rel="nofollow">The Political Distribution of Wheat</a><br /><br />This is a short analogy to what is happening in the market for medical services. What does a market for wheat have to do with healthcare? It is easier to understand.<br /><br />In short. Say the government steps in to take and redistribute wheatAndrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-35489031971417649472012-08-17T14:16:59.233-05:002012-08-17T14:16:59.233-05:00It's a mess isn't it? But I'm proud o...It's a mess isn't it? But I'm proud of you. I note that you criticized Democrats AND Republicans. But you'll really get my praise when you talk about the nation's largest hospital chain: HCA. It's VERY profitable (even after having to pay almost a billion dollar fine to Medicare for fraud. Also noted, the fraud didn't stop its president, Rick Scott, becoming gov. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89913271026915311742012-08-16T19:33:37.990-05:002012-08-16T19:33:37.990-05:00I take care of Granny too.
So let's say Gra...I take care of Granny too. <br /><br />So let's say Granny gets referred to me with an infected biventricular ICD pocket after a generator change done a month earlier. The leads are 10 years old, and she's pacer dependent. She's got a mechanical mitral valve.<br /><br />She's gonna be really tough to take care of. The record review, decision management and counseling will be Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897176780069403370noreply@blogger.com