2009-06-04, 00:41 | Link #2861 | |
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But I see what you mean by exchanging wealth for health. It brings capitalism to the extreme end and damages the societal structure that is partially built on idealism and "morals". Hippocrates probably rolled over in his grave the moment this becomes ridiculously lopsided, but personally, I view life rather than healthcare as a fundamental right, it is important to take care of oneself rather than sustain illnesses and injuries that require a higher level of medical attention due to neglect.
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2009-06-04, 00:42 | Link #2862 |
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The most practical system being proposed is the "single payer health plan" as a non-profit process. It takes the insurance profit leeching out of the picture and its the one that almost all the medical professionals in the United States are on board supporting.
Importantly, it means that small business and all the other business can get out of the crushing burden of benefits to their employees. They can even pay them more (as much as 40% more based on total employee package cost of salary+benefits). Business shouldn't have to be involved in healthcare processes of their employees.
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2009-06-04, 09:15 | Link #2865 | |
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Kung Fu star Carradine found dead
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2009-06-04, 10:09 | Link #2867 | |
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Oh god, not David Carradine!! The original Kung-Fu was one of my all time favorite american TV shows. It's sad to see him go. God's sakes, there's been too many great names hitting home dying in this past several month.
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2009-06-04, 10:36 | Link #2871 | |
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2009-06-04, 10:43 | Link #2872 |
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North Korea puts two U.S. journalists on trial -
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2009-06-04, 11:38 | Link #2873 | |
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But seriously. I wish the UN would just stop talking and execute more action.
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2009-06-04, 12:28 | Link #2875 | |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8083479.stm
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2009-06-04, 12:40 | Link #2876 | |
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Besides education cost there is also the growing problem of Malpractice Insurance. Is society willing to cap how much a doctor is liable for if he mess up and who is going to provide that insurance?
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2009-06-04, 13:53 | Link #2877 | |
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Agree totally with you that the cost of educating a doctor probably needs a deep scrutiny -- especially when they only get one semester of pharma and grow up to get most of their information from vendors rather than their fellow professional the pharmacist (still a lot of doctors with a bit much ego to confer with pharmacists who spend years learning which drugs work on what and don't mix these). The whole "become a doctor" seems more an initiation rite than a learning process -- and my experience is that a doctor's UNDERgraduate degree informs me much more as to whether the doctor has critical thinking skills or not. Doctors with hard science or engineering degrees just have a better mental toolkit for diagnosis and whole system treatment. My wife has been a pharmacist for almost 30 years and can pretty much nail on the dot a doctor's undergraduate degree based on professional conversations with him or her I'm totally on board with tort reform along with reform of malpractice insurance protocols -- as long as the patient has some procedure of redress for grievances. Most tort reform measures have failed to provide such a process.
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2009-06-04, 14:06 | Link #2878 | |
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It a sad day for all the Martial Artists around the world. May he rest in peace.
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2009-06-04, 14:36 | Link #2879 | |
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2009-06-04, 16:33 | Link #2880 | |
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