Comments on: Religion and charity care http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/religion-and-charity-care.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/religion-and-charity-care.html#comment-78557 Anonymous Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:52:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/religion-and-charity-care.html#comment-78557 Some problems:<br/><br/>Charity care is not the same as government funded care. It is charity care for the doc if he provides it volunarily without expectation of compensation. If he is being reimbursed by the "free clinic" or government, it isn't a charity service by the doc.<br/><br/>Psychiatrists are of course highest on this list because this survey doesn't make that distinction, and the chronically mentally ill are cared for at mental health clinics and state hospitals.<br/><br/>Which brings up the flaw in the assertion about athiests/ agostics. Past surverys show psychiatrists much more likely to be athiest than the general population of physicians. That alone could account for the so called "findings". Some problems:

Charity care is not the same as government funded care. It is charity care for the doc if he provides it volunarily without expectation of compensation. If he is being reimbursed by the “free clinic” or government, it isn’t a charity service by the doc.

Psychiatrists are of course highest on this list because this survey doesn’t make that distinction, and the chronically mentally ill are cared for at mental health clinics and state hospitals.

Which brings up the flaw in the assertion about athiests/ agostics. Past surverys show psychiatrists much more likely to be athiest than the general population of physicians. That alone could account for the so called “findings”.

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