A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The Forum(via the doctor's office)

[jefff]

Due to the nature of health insurance over the last 10 years, I have had to change Doctors a number of times. The first question I ask a new Dr. is "Would you do it again?"

They always sat "What". I reply, become a Dr.
To a person they were all surprised to be "interviewed". I have had a fair number of medical...issues in my life and I need to trust a Dr.
Anyway out of the 5 i asked this question of only 2 said yes, without hesitation. Those are the ones I kept, the others?, I had to let go.
Neither of those two have ever tried to alter my life style. They accept the parameters I give them and work with me within those parameters.
I remain a relatively happy man.

 

[brian64]

Those are the ones I kept, the others?, I had to let go.

If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.

 

[jefff]

Sometimes. But the ones I couldn't were not due to the affordable care act. It was due to Blue Cross or United or Humana or .......

 

[brian64]

the ones I couldn't were not due to the affordable care act. It was due to Blue Cross or United or Humana or .......

I didn't realize there was a difference. The big insurance companies are precisely what the (un)affordable care act represents. They benefit massively from it.
Sure would be nice to try a free-market system some day (just a pipe dream).

 

[thomasmartin]

I'm a doctor. Not the kind you would consult. More specialized in public health. I would think it would be important to clarify with the patient, if he were interested to know how risky his pipe smoking was, how and where and how much he smoked. I knew pipe smokers, that inhaled, which is a very bad idea! Also the degree of smoke you inhale depends on if you smoke indoors or outdoors and of course how much bowls a day. It's all about differentiation. IMO it's very wrong to say that pipe smoking=bad for your health.