Comments on: Neurosurgeon: "People think we make millions of dollars, but that’s not true" http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:19:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-87462 Anonymous Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-87462 BTW, doctors in other countries do not make nearly as much as the American doctor. Stop complaining. BTW, doctors in other countries do not make nearly as much as the American doctor. Stop complaining.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-87461 Anonymous Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:45:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-87461 Back in the 40's and 50's, when thousands of physicians poured into the USA, the American Medical Association restricted the number of licenses available. So what happened? The number of physicians in the USA remained the same (even after thousands of Jewish doctors poured into the country, post European oppression). Can we say supply side restriction? Face it, everyone's about money. Back in the 40’s and 50’s, when thousands of physicians poured into the USA, the American Medical Association restricted the number of licenses available. So what happened? The number of physicians in the USA remained the same (even after thousands of Jewish doctors poured into the country, post European oppression). Can we say supply side restriction? Face it, everyone’s about money.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-82578 Anonymous Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-82578 ya... the "true" free market.<br/><br/>So are you saying I can be a lawyer by studying on my own and taking the bar exam?<br/><br/>okay whatever....<br/># posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 11:29 AM<br/><br/>Its a free-market; not a freebie-market. If you want to be a lawyer, you can study hard, get into a good undergrad pre-law program, study hard, and get As and get perfect LSAT score and get into a good law school, take out loans to pay for said law school, study hard, get A's, be captain of the debate team or president of the newspaper club, get into a competitive internship, graduate, pass the bar, enter a masters of law program, become a specialist, be hired by a large firm, and become a fat-well-paid lawyer. ya… the “true” free market.

So are you saying I can be a lawyer by studying on my own and taking the bar exam?

okay whatever….
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 11:29 AM

Its a free-market; not a freebie-market. If you want to be a lawyer, you can study hard, get into a good undergrad pre-law program, study hard, and get As and get perfect LSAT score and get into a good law school, take out loans to pay for said law school, study hard, get A’s, be captain of the debate team or president of the newspaper club, get into a competitive internship, graduate, pass the bar, enter a masters of law program, become a specialist, be hired by a large firm, and become a fat-well-paid lawyer.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-80691 Anonymous Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-80691 What don't I know? There aren't specialists in the sticks. Did you just learn this? There won't ever be specialists in the sticks. What don’t I know? There aren’t specialists in the sticks. Did you just learn this? There won’t ever be specialists in the sticks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-80649 Anonymous Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-80649 "You're right it's a non-sequitur. The whole "shortage of this or that specialist" cry is a non-sequitur."<br/><br/>Since you don't know what the hell you are talking about, your opinion is meaningless. “You’re right it’s a non-sequitur. The whole “shortage of this or that specialist” cry is a non-sequitur.”

Since you don’t know what the hell you are talking about, your opinion is meaningless.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-80643 Anonymous Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:12:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-80643 You're right it's a non-sequitur. The whole "shortage of this or that specialist" cry is a non-sequitur. You’re right it’s a non-sequitur. The whole “shortage of this or that specialist” cry is a non-sequitur.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-80635 Anonymous Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-80635 "If you and your loved one have a right to have a neurosurgeon within X miles of your home, then let's go to universal healthcare. "<br/><br/><br/>Non sequitur.<br/><br/>You assume that "universal coverage" means that there will automatically be enough surgical specialists to cover presently underserved areas. That isn't necessarily the case. "Universal' does not mean "adequate" or "competitive", as anyone presently taking or who has taken Medicare and Medicaid payment can verify. Making those presently uninsured the recipients of low-paying government insurance (or private contractor HMO proxy) isn't a guarantee of access at all. All it really means is that more of the population is locked into a price-fixing scheme. So no, lets not go to "universal healthcare."<br/><br/>Entitled to specialty care? When have we ever been entitled? Accustomed, perhaps, even to the point of having little regard for its value or cost, but even public utilities aren't entitlements. “If you and your loved one have a right to have a neurosurgeon within X miles of your home, then let’s go to universal healthcare. “

Non sequitur.

You assume that “universal coverage” means that there will automatically be enough surgical specialists to cover presently underserved areas. That isn’t necessarily the case. “Universal’ does not mean “adequate” or “competitive”, as anyone presently taking or who has taken Medicare and Medicaid payment can verify. Making those presently uninsured the recipients of low-paying government insurance (or private contractor HMO proxy) isn’t a guarantee of access at all. All it really means is that more of the population is locked into a price-fixing scheme. So no, lets not go to “universal healthcare.”

Entitled to specialty care? When have we ever been entitled? Accustomed, perhaps, even to the point of having little regard for its value or cost, but even public utilities aren’t entitlements.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-80627 Anonymous Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-80627 This has nothing to do with being the devil's advocate. This is the question that will define your profession for the rest of your lifetime. If you and your loved one have a right to have a neurosurgeon within X miles of your home, then let's go to universal healthcare. <br/><br/>If you don't have that right, then you need to assess that risk in terms of where you want to live. Some people factor schools, some people factor access to airports, some factor in pollution. You factor in access to neurosurgeons if you want.<br/><br/>Telling me it's your "medical opinion" doesn't mean a whole lot with respect to this issue. This has nothing to do with being the devil’s advocate. This is the question that will define your profession for the rest of your lifetime. If you and your loved one have a right to have a neurosurgeon within X miles of your home, then let’s go to universal healthcare.

If you don’t have that right, then you need to assess that risk in terms of where you want to live. Some people factor schools, some people factor access to airports, some factor in pollution. You factor in access to neurosurgeons if you want.

Telling me it’s your “medical opinion” doesn’t mean a whole lot with respect to this issue.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-80626 Anonymous Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-80626 This has nothing to do with being the devil's advocate. This is the question that will define your profession for the rest of your lifetime. If you and your loved one have a right to have a neurosurgeon within X miles of your home, then let's go to universal healthcare. <br/><br/>If you don't have that right, then you need to assess that risk in terms of where you want to live. Some people factor schools, some people factor access to airports, some factor in pollution. You factor in access to neurosurgeons if you want.<br/><br/>Telling me it's your "medical opinion" doesn't mean a whole lot with respect to this issue. This has nothing to do with being the devil’s advocate. This is the question that will define your profession for the rest of your lifetime. If you and your loved one have a right to have a neurosurgeon within X miles of your home, then let’s go to universal healthcare.

If you don’t have that right, then you need to assess that risk in terms of where you want to live. Some people factor schools, some people factor access to airports, some factor in pollution. You factor in access to neurosurgeons if you want.

Telling me it’s your “medical opinion” doesn’t mean a whole lot with respect to this issue.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make.html/comment-page-1#comment-80618 Anonymous Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/neurosurgeon-people-think-we-make-millions-of-dollars-but-that%e2%80%99s-not-true.html#comment-80618 CJD:<br/>The simple fact is there is not adeqaute neurosurgery coverage in large swaths of this country. This is a medical opinion, not a legal or business opinion and the vast majority of other docs would agree with me on this. The day me or my loved one has an operative SDH I would like to have it addressed in a timely basis. Try not to be professional devil's advocate for one minute. Wouldn't you want the same? CJD:
The simple fact is there is not adeqaute neurosurgery coverage in large swaths of this country. This is a medical opinion, not a legal or business opinion and the vast majority of other docs would agree with me on this. The day me or my loved one has an operative SDH I would like to have it addressed in a timely basis. Try not to be professional devil’s advocate for one minute. Wouldn’t you want the same?

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