Comments on: KevinMD health reform Virtual Town Hall: Thursday, August 13th at 12:15pm Eastern http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/kevinmd-virtual-town-hall-on-health-reform-thursday-august-13th-at-1215pm-eastern.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kevinhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/kevinmd-virtual-town-hall-on-health-reform-thursday-august-13th-at-1215pm-eastern.html#comment-109357 Kevin Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:50:29 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39534#comment-109357 Just click on the forum window, and the transcript is there.Kevin Just click on the forum window, and the transcript is there.

Kevin

]]> By: Anonhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/kevinmd-virtual-town-hall-on-health-reform-thursday-august-13th-at-1215pm-eastern.html#comment-109356 Anon Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:46:04 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39534#comment-109356 Will a transcript of the meeting be posted? Please do. Will a transcript of the meeting be posted? Please do.

]]> By: Judith Baumelhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/kevinmd-virtual-town-hall-on-health-reform-thursday-august-13th-at-1215pm-eastern.html#comment-109353 Judith Baumel Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:33:34 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39534#comment-109353 Thanks so much for this thoughtful set of direct answers. I agree that some change now is better than no change now. What we are likely to get is far, far from (my hope) a single-payer system in which doctors work as caretakers and professionals, not entrepreneurs. Still, we have to start somewhere. Thanks so much for this thoughtful set of direct answers. I agree that some change now is better than no change now. What we are likely to get is far, far from (my hope) a single-payer system in which doctors work as caretakers and professionals, not entrepreneurs. Still, we have to start somewhere.

]]> By: ralphhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/kevinmd-virtual-town-hall-on-health-reform-thursday-august-13th-at-1215pm-eastern.html#comment-109349 ralph Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:23:18 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39534#comment-109349 Thanks for this virtual town hall. Please do it again. Thanks for this virtual town hall. Please do it again.

]]> By: Jennifer Gunter MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/kevinmd-virtual-town-hall-on-health-reform-thursday-august-13th-at-1215pm-eastern.html#comment-109347 Jennifer Gunter MD Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:21:00 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39534#comment-109347 Kevin,Universal health care is a must. I believe this as a doc and a parent with 2 disabled kids. I am also Canadian but now practice in US. My concern is changing attitudes. In Canada everyone contributes to stewardship of health care, doctors order fewer tests and patients accept they have to wait for elective and non urgent concerns. Also, far different malpractice situation. US is more a culture of consumerism " I want that test so I should get it". Any change in health care is doomed without a global attitude shift, among doctors and patients ( oh, in Canada one malpractice company covers every doctor and they NEVER settle frivolous claims)Jen Kevin,

Universal health care is a must. I believe this as a doc and a parent with 2 disabled kids. I am also Canadian but now practice in US. My concern is changing attitudes. In Canada everyone contributes to stewardship of health care, doctors order fewer tests and patients accept they have to wait for elective and non urgent concerns. Also, far different malpractice situation. US is more a culture of consumerism ” I want that test so I should get it”. Any change in health care is doomed without a global attitude shift, among doctors and patients ( oh, in Canada one malpractice company covers every doctor and they NEVER settle frivolous claims)

Jen

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