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Re: usa vs the rest of the worldFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netSat, 30 Nov 2002 15:24:44 -0600 (CST)
lets face the facts here. the biggest difference between health care in the us and the rest of the world is regulation. in other countries, if a group similar to those here in the states said every three years, it would be made standard. exceptions being made if there were issues with an individuals health in the present and problems in the past. facog apparently could care less about what the american cancer society says. after all, if most women using prescription birth control did not have to have an exam every year, they wouldn't do anything but fill their prescription. while insurance and lawsuits are an issue, so is the fact that obgyn's would see there patients 1/3 as often, meaning one third the amount billed to health insurance. does anyone wonder why whenever a national health care plan is proposed in the us, it is shot down immediately ? being shot down hurts those below the poverty line, but allows the wealthy to stay in their current tax bracket. the doctors are not the only ones to blame. kristy's point about lawsuits is right on target. too many lawyers looking for seven figure verdicts because of "malpractice" has the medical profession at bay. on the other side of the coin, the us is the only nation in the civilized world that stays on the 12 month standard. does this mean that in europe and asia, women are dropping dead on the streets from cervical, breast or ovarian cancer ? check the numbers. every 12 months only benefits the dr's billing practices and the dr's medical insurance. we can't blame them for all of this, but most of it. back to the national health care plan, look in the archives for posts from women overseas looking for referals to obgyn's. reason being, you see a specialist only if your family / general doctor refers you.
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