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Re: President's Wed night address on health care From: Andrew Folley (agfolley@hotmail.com) Thu Jun 25 20:40:05 2009 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Andrew Folley: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" In reply to: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" Next in thread: Meenan, Anna: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" Reply: Meenan, Anna: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" Reply: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" I would say that doctors lost control of their practices the day when patients stopped paying the bill. Insurance companies took over, patients wanted "everything done" Doctors obliged and took the insurance money and got very rich. Now we are all seeing the fallout. > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:46:57 -0500 > From: islesannie@gmail.com > To: ob-gyn-l@mail.obgyn.net > Subject: Re: President's Wed night address on health care > > Well said, Terry. > > Joanne B > > At Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Terry J DuBose wrote: > > > >Joe this sounds like hysterical scare tactics to me. What I heard was > >that if you liked your insurance plan then nothing would have to change, > >but if you don't have insurance, then a medicare type would be > >available. > > > >And this statement is just crazy: "June 25, 2009 is the 44th anniversary > >of Medicare. For most physicians in the U.S., this was the beginning of > >the loss of control over their practices. For patients, this was the > >beginning of physicians answering to a government agency, rather than to > >them. Quality, access and privacy have suffered." > > > >IMHO, the real loss of control over medical practices came closer to > >1992 when the insurance corporations took over and the bean-counters > >started denying doctor's orders and telling patients which "preferred > >providers" they can see. > > > >Sorry Joe, I disagree. Peace, Terry > > > >At Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Joe wrote: > >> > >>The most insidious and alarming statement from the President. " We will > >>allow you to keep your own health plan" . Really did not know he had > >>that authority, YET. Joe C > > > >-- > >Peace, Terry J DuBose, MS, RDMS > >Little Rock, Arkansas USA > > > > -- > Joanne Bulley, MD > solo gyn > Keene, NH > > Wedding dress sewing with silk - nice material! orial_QuickAdd_062009 Next message: Andrew Folley: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" In reply to: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" Next in thread: Meenan, Anna: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" Reply: Meenan, Anna: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care" Reply: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: President's Wed night address on health care"

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