Comments on: "We are such a country of enablers" http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/we-are-such-country-of-enablers.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/we-are-such-country-of-enablers.html#comment-79791 Anonymous Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/we-are-such-a-country-of-enablers.html#comment-79791 Yes we are. The key problem is in the word "give". If people the person actually had the pay the bill for all of that, it would only happen once.<br/><br/>My favorite patients are those from that slice of the demographic who are unisured but pay their bills (such as some farmers and tradesmen). They are the most compliant and cooperative patients in the world. They want whatever is needed to keep them working, but don't want any defensive medicine. People with the corporate socialism of "health plans" can be just as institutionalized as those with government paid care. Yes we are. The key problem is in the word “give”. If people the person actually had the pay the bill for all of that, it would only happen once.

My favorite patients are those from that slice of the demographic who are unisured but pay their bills (such as some farmers and tradesmen). They are the most compliant and cooperative patients in the world. They want whatever is needed to keep them working, but don’t want any defensive medicine. People with the corporate socialism of “health plans” can be just as institutionalized as those with government paid care.

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