I think one solution could be to mandate the holistic approach FIRST, and if that doesn't work out, then go to specialists. But of course that won't happen.
Maybe it’s in another part of her interview, but I don’t think she discussed the corporatization of the medical profession. None of what she described would exist without the entire medical profession being absorbed into large corporations.
When I was a kid in the 60’s General Practitioners were independent business owners. Every little town had at least one General Practitioner. My little town of 2,500 supported three. And, within 25 miles there were three independently operated hospitals. Most people received the majority of their medical care from their GP.
The referral game became more prevalent and eventually morphed into the status quo when big hospital groups absorbed the entire medical practice system. They drove out and bought out the independent GP’s and Hospitals.
The primary lever that enabled them to do that wasn’t because they offered better care. It was their ability to staff a department that managed the contentious relationship with insurance companies to ensure they received payment. And, their ability to negotiate better insurance rates, particularly medical malpractice insurance.
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I think one solution could be to mandate the holistic approach FIRST, and if that doesn't work out, then go to specialists. But of course that won't happen.
RACKED, STACKED & PACKED!!!! I do believe...BUT, she does have some good ideas!!!!
Maybe it’s in another part of her interview, but I don’t think she discussed the corporatization of the medical profession. None of what she described would exist without the entire medical profession being absorbed into large corporations.
When I was a kid in the 60’s General Practitioners were independent business owners. Every little town had at least one General Practitioner. My little town of 2,500 supported three. And, within 25 miles there were three independently operated hospitals. Most people received the majority of their medical care from their GP.
The referral game became more prevalent and eventually morphed into the status quo when big hospital groups absorbed the entire medical practice system. They drove out and bought out the independent GP’s and Hospitals.
The primary lever that enabled them to do that wasn’t because they offered better care. It was their ability to staff a department that managed the contentious relationship with insurance companies to ensure they received payment. And, their ability to negotiate better insurance rates, particularly medical malpractice insurance.
You got that correct. All through high school and college, I have the same GP and nothing more. My GP took care of everything.
Then once i worked in the medical field, I found out otherwise and how one just ping pong to another.
Right now, I have a Naturopathic doctor and nothing else.
Excellent information about our society's sick care.
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