More fire for Jacob Hacker’s “Medicare-for-all” propaganda piece in last week’s NEJM:
Dr. Hacker’s only criticism of Sicko, it seems, is that it doesn’t offer the solution he prefers, “Medicare for all”. While praising Medicare Hacker has this to say about private insurance: “Insurers erect obstacles to care, hassle patients and doctors”¦.” It’s safe to say Dr. Hacker doesn’t take care of Medicare patients. If he did he’d be aware of daily Medicare obstacles to patient care and hassles and threats to doctors’ autonomy.
Having a Ph.D with zero clinical experience wax eloquent in the revered NEJM smacks of editorial desperation to forward their agenda.
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Medicare for all has been a popular solution. See Jane Bryant Quinn in a recent issue of Newsweek. So long as any entity, Medicare, insurers, or HMOs are in the mix providers will have hassles. Finally there is a blog for consumers at http://www.healthcaresoundoff.com. Look at the proposal for a Health Care Access card. It is time to get the middlemen out of the mix.
“Having a Ph.D with zero clinical experience wax eloquent in the revered NEJM smacks of editorial desperation to forward their agenda.”
Why, it’s almost like having an MD with no experience trying a case waxing eloquent on the ills of a jury trial. How obnoxious of the NEJM.
You’re holding my blog to the same journalistic standards as the NEJM?
I’m flattered!
Thanks,
Kevin
Actually, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of you criticizing them for the same things you do.
Were you not holding yourself to a high standard in your posts?
Why, it’s almost like having a lawyer with no experience treating a patient, waxing eloquent on the ills of a the medical system.
Exactly. However, one does not need special knowledge to understand how healthcare is funded and to spot the errors in that system.
The NEJM was a political rag 25 years ago.
Anonymous : 3:11 PM
You definitely deserve a Ph.D. if you do not already have one as you can “Pile it higher and deeper” than a Dagwood a sandwich.
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