tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post5258808422190666565..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Eating The CompetitionDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-50212203621532334632008-08-28T17:09:00.000-05:002008-08-28T17:09:00.000-05:00The WSJ had an article on the general Roanoke situ...The WSJ had an article on the general Roanoke situation with Carilion. <BR/><BR/>(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121986172394776997.html?mod=2_1566_topbox) <BR/><BR/>See http://www.wdbj7.com/ for the video response locally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71910633418125566582008-08-28T06:57:00.000-05:002008-08-28T06:57:00.000-05:00We're seeing the same thing in Maine. What little...We're seeing the same thing in Maine. What little competitive pressures there were are going away as small players give up on medicine as a business and the large players consolidate to gain leverage with commercial payers, the statehouse (Medicaid) and our US Reps and Senators (Medicare).<BR/><BR/>Physicians are becoming even more of a commodity and patients will have even fewer options.<BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-18545850238131900592008-08-27T07:38:00.000-05:002008-08-27T07:38:00.000-05:00I'm beginning to feel as though this next decade w...I'm beginning to feel as though this next decade will see the end of medicine as we know it. The market forces have become too powerful to fight anymore.Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.com