Stop-gap medicine

“With the suturing and unsuturing of Curt Schilling’s ankle, the dawn of “episodic medicine” has arrived. Episodic medicine is aggressive treatment for the now, and it inherently contradicts our “quality of life” policy . . .

But there are consequences. What about the cost? Who pays for these procedures? What are the limits? Already, new technologies, new pharmaceuticals, and new procedures are stretching the medical dollar. Does everybody have the right to “episodic” care or do we ration it based on some yet to be determined set of standards? Since we are still in the embryonic stages of “episodic” medicine, protocols, and policy decisions can be implemented more easily now than later. The implications need to be monitored not just by doctors but also by coaches and parents.”

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