Comments on: Doctors Threaten to Go Galt if ObamaCare Passes

By: joee

joee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:31:55 +0000

Monica,

you are so right. My son worked as intern one summer for Congressman Kasich from OHIO and he told me they open envelopes to look for a check and pitch the rest.

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:00:03 +0000

Sharon, do you think they really care? I have a friend in Washington. Believe me much of what is sent is simply tossed and disregarded.

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:59:02 +0000

Lisa, after dedicating 12 or more years to becoming a specialists they are in it for money as well as passion. You know the doc that gets a call at 2AM when a 2 headed 4 armed baby is born? He will leave. He will not do his job for peanuts. Once again we will have freak shows…ever read Water for Elephants? Nothing better than a parasitic person living on ones chest…It will no longer be removed.

By: Sharon Cannon

Sharon Cannon — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:40:21 +0000

I just sent a letter to my senator and congressman to stop the madness! I work in healthcare and this will not work. You do the math, you can not have less providers and more patients, people will suffer and some will die while waiting for care. Everyone needs to write their senator and congressman to block what our socialist/marxist President is trying to do to our country!

By: Earl

Earl — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:04:45 +0000

I’ve been a scrub nurse for 35 years. Maybe a few P.A.s can do it but not most. I can close a patient but I wouldn’t want myself as a surgeon. The politicians will get their specialist. Drs stopped doing surgery in 1974 when insurance companies raised rates sky high. They will stop doing surgery, trust me.

By: MarkJ

MarkJ — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:46:37 +0000

A suggestion:

Think of a clerk you had to deal with at the Social Security office or auto license branch…and then imagine he or she is your doctor.

This is what ObamaCare has in mind for you. Cut costs? Sure! The Boy President will just make all doctors government employees with Civil Service wages to match.

By: Ed Driscoll

Ed Driscoll — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:30:35 +0000

Her Source Was The New York Times…

Or perhaps Charlie Gibson, based on Nancy Pelosi’s out-of-touch response to a question about Washington defunding ACORN:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday she is clueless about an amendment to prohibit government funds for embattled ACORN…

By: GJMerits

GJMerits — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:12:59 +0000

Why Senator Jim Demint’s Rules Matter And How To Kill Reconcilation. Spineless Elitists Vs. The Grassroots Keep the following in mind: Force the Democrats to defend a rule they agreed to. They have absolutely no ground to stand on. Republicans must make an issue of this. For those who believe the Jim Demint Amendments are a non-issue, NOT TRUE.

By: Syrin

Syrin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:10:27 +0000

Lisa,

That sounds “noble” but tell me why people would take on (on average) $155,000 of student loan debt (the most recent figure), spend the prime of their lives working 80+ hours a week away from home and young children, then get out and struggle to make ends meet while still having awful hours, the threat of lawsuits, and the burden of student loan debt? The “noble” aspect doesn’t pay your bills or let you spend time with your family. Plus, believe me when I say MANY patients are not a joy to see be it the chronic drug seeker, the 14 year old pregnant girl or the 375 woman who can’t understand why she has chronic knee pain. It’s not nearly as rewarding as it once was, and believe it or not, financial incentives are important.

Plus, MD’s are a drop in the bucket in the cost of health care (less than 2% in the most recent analysis), but are at the core, the most essential link.

By: Syrin

Syrin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:05:26 +0000

I am an MD, and I believe the real scope of the problem is actually under stated. It is true that most MD’s I know who are 50+ years old have said they will retire should this pass. What about young MDs? They will no longer take ER call so they will not be available for the late night acute abdomen or the weekend ER patient. Access will be SUBSTANTIALLY reduced. How does Obamacare compensate? Well, I envision a situation where MOST primary care MD’s are replaced by PA’s or nurse practitioners. Actaully getting to see and MD will be very tough and only for the very ill. I envision even minor surgeries being performed by PA’s, and not true surgeons. Your gallbladder and appendix will be removed by someone who is not an MD. Thise will be especially true as the MD’s stop taking ER call.

Folks, you think the wait to see MD’s is long in Canada or England? You haven’t seen ANYTHING yet.