Healtheon Corporation (HLTH) Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Healtheon Corporation (HLTH)

HLTH 0.120

0.0%

Sep 10 5:00 PM EST

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Greg h2o who wrote (690)	5/18/2000 10:11:00 PM
From: M. Frank Greiffenstein	Read Replies (3) of 861

Herc is right. I am a doctor too (Ph.D., not MD/DO) and work with patients. But he is correct when he asserts that only the hard work and sacrifice of physicians is keeping the whole thing afloat. If physicians revolted and refused to work under the conditions they do, we will have to make some hard choices. Either we accept rationing for the prices we pay, or we pay more for service on demand. I was reading in a Michigan paper that physicians in the northern part of the state are refusing now to accept Medicaid or Medicare patients. Some are refusing to accept any insurance at all, they demand cash. And they are getting it. Politicians have overpromised and over regulated medicine. They think that "the finest medical system in the world" should be available to everybody, but nobody should have to pay for it. Either we get less of what is promised, or we pay more. Its that simple. Europe spends much less on medical care and rations it to some degree, but they are healthier then we are. Why is that? DocStone

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next