Re: Bitter medicine
From: Gordon (obgyndoc@swbell.net)
Mon Jun 30 17:35:36 2003
Just his opinion, he could be wrong.
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Gordon
>----- Original Message -----
From: "art fougner, md" <evsono@pipeline.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: Bitter medicine
> U-N-I-O-N
>
> norma rae
>
> At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Myer Bornstein wrote:
> >
> >But why should an experienced Laparoscopist not be able to practice his
> >field and be able to pass on his/hers skills to the younger generation.
> >Medicine will implode on it self soon. Then when people are unable to
> >received basic care maybe something will be done!!!
> >
> >--
> >Myer S. Bornstein, MD, MMM, FACOG, FACPE, CPE
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Douglas
> >Krell
> >Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 12:58 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
> >Subject: Re: Bitter medicine
> >
> >Glenn,
> >In what state was your practice?
> >If I were you I would be on the Governor's doorstep with a camera and
crew
> >from a local TV station.
> >Another option might be to go into general medical practice. Then your
> >insurance might only be 20,000/year.
> >Douglas Krell MD FACOG
> >
> >>From: ENDODOK@aol.com
> >>Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
> >>Subject: Re: Bitter medicine
> >>Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:35:23 -0500
> >>
> >> After 32 years of practice, I folded my tent 2 weeks ago. Our
> >>former
> >>carrier withdrew our coverage. A new carrier was found, but with nose
> >>coverage
> >>plus the annual premium, the first year premium was $198,000. ( this was
> >>reportedly a "mature" policy). This was projected to be a "stable"
annual
> >>premium,
> >>however it raised our practice overhead to 80%, and this was the best
> >>scenario our CFO could project. This required a massive cutback in
> >>staffing,
> >>posssible increased hours of operation etc. As you all know, the
projection
> >
> >>for
> >>liability carriers losses is enormous, and the " De facto, insolvancy"
of
> >>the
> >>liabilty industry is a possibility . Do read the lead article in Time (
> >>6/9/03 ).
> >>The outlook for improvement in premium rates for physicians is grim.
> >> The toll of this decision is profound, and my family is
devastated
> >>. I
> >>was given one day to choose to (1) leave totally medical practice, and
tail
> >>coverage was free, or (2) accept the new policy with its
unpredictability,
> >>and
> >>costs. Unless true liability reform occurs, the lack of affordable
coverage
> >
> >>,
> >>or the unavailability of any coverage will shut down medical practice as
we
> >>know it.
> >>
> >>J.Glenn Bradley MD
> >
>
> --
> art fougner, md
> ich bin ein New Yorker
>
