tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post399999058148804202..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Offer They Won't RefuseDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-25457551278518387592011-05-26T08:14:41.938-05:002011-05-26T08:14:41.938-05:00And who will police the Health Care Police? We'...And who will police the Health Care Police? We've already seen that some "Best Practices" under Medicare are wrong! Jerry Groopman of Harvard said he knew that there were bad requirements because, as he said, "I wrote some of them!" I'm sure I'm not the only one who will refuse to practice bad medicine just because the government/insurance company dictates it!.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-82798949011968357272011-05-26T07:36:50.503-05:002011-05-26T07:36:50.503-05:00I am not sure the salary or other job details are ...I am not sure the salary or other job details are the real problems. There are plenty of people who are strictly ego driven to take those positions, especially those close to or at retirement age who have made all their money and would love to have six years with no call time. <br /><br />And they will not find people who are "qualified" because nobody is qualified to make blanket Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317972207150149720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57691891363941225792011-05-25T21:09:08.225-05:002011-05-25T21:09:08.225-05:00shadowfax-
Thanks for your corrections on timelin...shadowfax-<br /><br />Thanks for your corrections on timelines and salaries for the IPAB in my satirical piece. I'm not sure I feel better after reading them, though. <br /><br />A few facts that are correct in the piece: (1) The IPAB will be "15 full-time members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate" who are supposed to know all about all the best approaches toDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-13902532395572122762011-05-25T20:33:10.445-05:002011-05-25T20:33:10.445-05:00Got a few errors of fact here. First of all, they ...Got a few errors of fact here. First of all, they won't be making $1M/yr -- they come in at a civil servant wage of $165,000 (on the 2011 scale). That's well below what most any of them could make in the private sector. Worse, they are full time government employees, which means that they are prohibited from accepting any outside employment or fees for the duration of their appointment. shadowfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648279307230813762noreply@blogger.com