Comments on: Dr. Leap and the Money Quote http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vijay http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html/comment-page-1#comment-5680 vijay Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:52:12 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html#comment-5680 he he.. nice comments here.. he he.. nice comments here..

]]> By: A Bohemian Road Nurse... http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html/comment-page-1#comment-5679 A Bohemian Road Nurse... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:55:29 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html#comment-5679 Hmmmm, about that picture---I'll bet your gunny in the Corps would say you need some PT, heh! Hmmmm, about that picture—I’ll bet your gunny in the Corps would say you need some PT, heh!

]]> By: GruntDoc http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html/comment-page-1#comment-5678 GruntDoc Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:45:16 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html#comment-5678 My picture is on the About page. My picture is on the About page.

]]> By: A Bohemian Road Nurse... http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html/comment-page-1#comment-5677 A Bohemian Road Nurse... Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:27:52 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html#comment-5677 I think you write quite well. And...you mentioned that you "might be better looking" than those other guys? YOu know, it's very naughty to tease us females---now we'll all be fantasizing about what you look like... I think you write quite well. And…you mentioned that you “might be better looking” than those other guys? YOu know, it’s very naughty to tease us females—now we’ll all be fantasizing about what you look like…

]]> By: Heisenberg http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html/comment-page-1#comment-5676 Heisenberg Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:00:36 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html#comment-5676 Reminds of the time a plumber unclogged my kitchen drain. I gasped when he handed me the bill. "My doctor doesn't charge me that much." I exclaimed. "I know," said the plumber. "I used to be a doctor." Reminds of the time a plumber unclogged my
kitchen drain. I gasped when he handed me
the bill. “My doctor doesn’t charge me that
much.” I exclaimed.

“I know,” said the plumber. “I used to be a doctor.”

]]> By: Beetles http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html/comment-page-1#comment-5675 Beetles Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:57:15 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html#comment-5675 So people pay a lot for health insurance. Why are we surprised? People pay a lot for cars, and for houses, and for private schools, and increasingly for public schools, too. People also pay a lot in property taxes and in most states for sales taxes. Look at what auto insurance costs. Why does anyone expect an "insurance" policy that is expected to pay for doctor's office visits for minor problems along with expenses for serious problems to be inexpensive? When that insurance company fails to pay for care, by claims denials, or high co-payments, why is it not the insurance company rather than the doctor that is seen as the problem? People irrationally think not simply that the insurance they have bought is to partially cover their unforseen and costly medical expenses, but that what they are entitled to is not to be inconvenienced by any responsibility for payment at all, regaless whether those are the insurance policy terms or not. If they have been decieved, that is their fault or that of their insurer. If their insurance payment really is their biggest monthly expense, lucky them; they are enjoying moderate housing costs. As for waiting, that is not going to change until patients willingly pay more for their visits such that sheduling can be made lighter without loss of income to the practice. For those who wish for universal insurance organized, controlled and monitored by the government, they should savor the present, because if such a system ever does come to pass, the waits will become longer than they are now, and the incentive for quality service even more reduced than it presently is. So people pay a lot for health insurance. Why are we surprised? People pay a lot for cars, and for houses, and for private schools, and increasingly for public schools, too. People also pay a lot in property taxes and in most states for sales taxes. Look at what auto insurance costs. Why does anyone expect an “insurance” policy that is expected to pay for doctor’s office visits for minor problems along with expenses for serious problems to be inexpensive?

When that insurance company fails to pay for care, by claims denials, or high co-payments, why is it not the insurance company rather than the doctor that is seen as the problem? People irrationally think not simply that the insurance they have bought is to partially cover their unforseen and costly medical expenses, but that what they are entitled to is not to be inconvenienced by any responsibility for payment at all, regaless whether those are the insurance policy terms or not. If they have been decieved, that is their fault or that of their insurer.

If their insurance payment really is their biggest monthly expense, lucky them; they are enjoying moderate housing costs.

As for waiting, that is not going to change until patients willingly pay more for their visits such that sheduling can be made lighter without loss of income to the practice. For those who wish for universal insurance organized, controlled and monitored by the government, they should savor the present, because if such a system ever does come to pass, the waits will become longer than they are now, and the incentive for quality service even more reduced than it presently is.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html/comment-page-1#comment-5674 Anonymous Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:27:11 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html#comment-5674 Remember that many people pay $12-15,000 per year in medical insurance premiums, either personally, or in conjunction with their employer. In many households this is the single biggest expense a family faces, even exceeding their house payment. Today, with waits, it often takes half a day to go for a simple office visit. You are the doctor so I will leave the ER waits to you. While I agree with the statement, we like our toys, there is more to the issue than just the doctor bill and PJ O’Rourke is right. Steve Lucas Remember that many people pay $12-15,000 per year in medical insurance premiums, either personally, or in conjunction with their employer. In many households this is the single biggest expense a family faces, even exceeding their house payment.

Today, with waits, it often takes half a day to go for a simple office visit. You are the doctor so I will leave the ER waits to you.

While I agree with the statement, we like our toys, there is more to the issue than just the doctor bill and PJ O’Rourke is right.

Steve Lucas

]]> By: 911doc http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html/comment-page-1#comment-5673 911doc Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:33:33 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/03/dr-leap-and-the-money-quote.html#comment-5673 posted this quote elsewhere and got it from a nice article in the american thinker which is linked on my site. "If you think health care is expensive now, wait until it's free." PJ O'Rourke posted this quote elsewhere and got it from a nice article in the american thinker which is linked on my site.

“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until it’s free.”
PJ O’Rourke

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