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you can't honestly believe that is solely why obama won the election. if you are so confident that this is the reason, then you would not mind a referendum vote?
Of course it wasn't solely why he won the election, but it was a huge part of the overall package -- he made that quite clear, and voters knew that going into that booth on November 4, 2008.
Why?
To avoid the possiblity of not being 100% perfect and being sued for it.
I know this won't cut any ice with most people here since it is totally unofficial and unsupported but...... I had a long chat with a XRay technician yesterday.
I asked her for her 'guesstimate' on how many C Scans she takes might be due to this.
I was even surprised to have her answer 90%
She has had conversations with many doctors who are frustrated with the need to do it .
Take it for what it's worth.
they get automatic cost of living raises.
The current base pay for members of Congress, in the House or Senate, is $174,000 a year. That doesn't count a generous benefits package that includes a pension, health insurance, an expense allowance and, of course, Capitol Hill offices and a staff paid for by the taxpayers.
Elected officials should have to approve their pay increases, but in 1989 members of Congress decided they'd authorize annual pay increases unless they vote against it.
Yes for once in our lives actually let us decide what we want instead of corrupt politicians making the choice for us.
We do not need pure democracy methods. People have all the power, they simply vote those out who do not attend to the constitutional protections as it concerns the best interest of the people.
The call for this makes no sense whatsoever.
Look, if people are easily manipulated and keep voting in the same corrupt politicians over and over, then how is it that people voting as a nation will be any better? This opens up doors for massive manipulation, oppressive majorities, and agendas driven by the self interest of an ignorant populace.
We go to pure democracy, and this country will cease to exist as we know it. It will devolve into chaos and oppression. People should be scared to death of this type of implementation. It has a history of consistent failure and abuse.
We do not need pure democracy methods. People have all the power, they simply vote those out who do not attend to the constitutional protections as it concerns the best interest of the people.
The call for this makes no sense whatsoever.
Look, if people are easily manipulated and keep voting in the same corrupt politicians over and over, then how is it that people voting as a nation will be any better? This opens up doors for massive manipulation, oppressive majorities, and agendas driven by the self interest of an ignorant populace.
We go to pure democracy, and this country will cease to exist as we know it. It will devolve into chaos and oppression. People should be scared to death of this type of implementation. It has a history of consistent failure and abuse.
i am tired of hearing the population called ignorant. i don't believe it! i believe that americans hope for the best, but are usually disappointed because candidates LIE.
i am sure that if americans had any say in the matter, they would not have let our country outsource all the jobs and let a foreign banking entity, the federal reserve, manipulate the money supply to the detriment of the american citizen.
Every time this gets mentioned it ignores the excess referrels to specialists and extraneous CYA testing.
That's because those more properly belong in a discusssion of the over-consumption of health care under a system that has more incentives for quantity than it does for quality.
As should be quite obvious, legitimate professional concerns over being sued for malpractice for not running a test or making a referral are quite legitimate drivers for such testing and referral. After all, they reflect fears of being found to have provided less than the minimally acceptable standard of care. This "excess" that you cite must have other origins by definition, regardless of what various practioner's may choose to self-report.
I voted no, but not because I don't think people should have a lot of say over this bill or the various versions of it. The people who vote for or against this bill should read the bill and have more than a tenuous grasp of its provisions. It is a complicated, lengthy piece of legislation that will affect most Americans. But most Americans don't even read state referendums thoroughly. Most Americans won't take the time to read this bill, and even if they do, they'll read it with whatever bias they're bringing to the table. And that includes myself.
Why?
To avoid the possiblity of not being 100% perfect and being sued for it.
I know this won't cut any ice with most people here since it is totally unofficial and unsupported but...... I had a long chat with a XRay technician yesterday.
I asked her for her 'guesstimate' on how many C Scans she takes might be due to this.
I was even surprised to have her answer 90%
She has had conversations with many doctors who are frustrated with the need to do it .
Take it for what it's worth.
Here's the President's take on the issue, as it appeared on New England Journal of Medicine, complete with references to studies:
"To improve both patient safety and the medical liability climate, the tort system must achieve four goals: reduce the rates of preventable patient injuries, promote open communication between physicians and patients, ensure patients access to fair compensation for legitimate medical injuries, and reduce liability insurance premiums for health care providers. Addressing just one of these issues is not sufficient. Capping malpractice payments may ameliorate rising premium rates, but it would do nothing to prevent unsafe practices or ensure the provision of fair compensation to patients."
It is great to have a person leading this country, who can see a problem having potentially many issues, not just one or two. Leave that for those suffering with tunnel vision.
That's because those more properly belong in a discusssion of the over-consumption of health care under a system that has more incentives for quantity than it does for quality.
As should be quite obvious, legitimate professional concerns over being sued for malpractice for not running a test or making a referral are quite legitimate drivers for such testing and referral. After all, they reflect fears of being found to have provided less than the minimally acceptable standard of care. This "excess" that you cite must have other origins by definition, regardless of what various practioner's may choose to self-report.
After having discussed this with physicians from long before it was a problem, up through the years as it escalated, I must disagree with you.
This will have to be an agree to disagree situation since I doubt your mind will be changed.
That's because those more properly belong in a discusssion of the over-consumption of health care under a system that has more incentives for quantity than it does for quality.
As should be quite obvious, legitimate professional concerns over being sued for malpractice for not running a test or making a referral are quite legitimate drivers for such testing and referral. After all, they reflect fears of being found to have provided less than the minimally acceptable standard of care. This "excess" that you cite must have other origins by definition, regardless of what various practioner's may choose to self-report.
how convenient to make doctors the "bad guys", doing all these extra tests simply to boost their income, rather than to protect themselves from lawyers looking to make a buck off of somebody with deep pockets.
i bet if you put it to a poll, americans trust the judgement of the doctors over the judgement of the lawyers. could this country survive better without doctors or lawyers?
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