tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3428612181598614854..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Not Seeing the Forest for the TreesDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-58758705720255716802009-11-02T12:49:54.850-06:002009-11-02T12:49:54.850-06:00Doc Wes,
We in primary care will gladly give up h...Doc Wes,<br /><br />We in primary care will gladly give up half our raise so that our specialist colleugues do not suffer too much. It is more than I can say the various specialty societies have done for primary care in the last two decades.<br /><br />I did remind Maggie Mahar, who is convinced there will be a big push to increase primary care reimbursement, that I was still skeptical it would Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-55392057935663948002009-11-02T10:22:34.562-06:002009-11-02T10:22:34.562-06:00Re the third comment.
I have to believe that Dr. ...Re the third comment.<br /><br />I have to believe that Dr. Wes, once again, is showing his creative side. The man does not make spelling mistakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-39189675440961265432009-11-02T08:09:24.378-06:002009-11-02T08:09:24.378-06:00Dr. Wes, I do not agree with a lot of what you say...Dr. Wes, I do not agree with a lot of what you say, but this time I am with you 100%. I have often wondered what doctors really thought about all the drug advertising. As a patient, I find it offensive and predatory, and believe it preys on people's fears. I have never gone to a doctor and asked for drug I saw on TV, but I can only imagine how many patients have done so. The advertised Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-40460362979223433282009-11-02T06:01:06.292-06:002009-11-02T06:01:06.292-06:00yeah and maybe they could do after dme companies a...yeah and maybe they could do after dme companies a little bit too?<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/12/AR2008061203915.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77469775720131495402009-11-01T16:14:06.993-06:002009-11-01T16:14:06.993-06:00I agree about the advertising. But I can hear the...I agree about the advertising. But I can hear the screams from the far-right and many congressional Republicans - "socialism", "Marxism", "end of our American way of life", "government takeover".<br /><br />Meantime, CBO has published results of anticipated savings from tort reform. I'm also willing to go along with that. But the savings are far Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com