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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Imatron (IMAT)
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To: robert scheb who wrote (100)10/14/1997 4:44:00 PM
From: MJ   of 138
 
ROBERT

A PCP IS A PRIMARY CARE PHYSCIAN. A PCP IS A DOCTOR WHO IS ON A PRE-APPROVED LIST OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY. THE PATIENT CHOOSES A PCP AND THE PCP IS ESSENTIALLY THE MANAGER OF A PERSONS HEALTH CARE.

THE PCP THEN REFERS THE PATIENT TO SPECIALISTS, PROVIDERS ETC. FOR TESTS,PROCEDURES ETC.

THE PCP SYSTEM WAS IMPLEMENTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO SUPPOSEDLY CONTAIN MEDICAL COSTS. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE HAVE CREATED A LARGER BEURACRACY BEFORE MEDICAL CARE IS AUTHORIZED OR GIVEN. (A LA ENGLAND AND SWEDEN WHERE WAITS FOR NEEDED CARE HAVE BEEN ENORMOUSLY LONG.)

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN OUR FAMILY WAS THAT CRUSHED VERTEBRATE WENT UNDIAGNOSED BY THE PCP WITH EVERY IMAGINABLE PROCEDURE BEING DONE ON THE PATIENTS ABDOMEN. TOOK AN EMERGENCY WITH MY ASSURING THAT THE PATIENT WENT TO A HOSPITAL NOT ON THE APPROVED LIST TO A DOCTOR WHO COULD DIAGNOSE BACK PROBLEMS---WHICH I FROM OBSERVATION COULD SEE WAS THE PROBLEM.

IMATRON COULD BE COME A PART OF SUCH A SYSTEM, HOWEVER THEIR PRICES WOULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANIES VIEWPOINT----A TEST BY IMATRON COULD CERTAINLY SAVE COSTS FOR THE COMPANY AS THIS TEST COULD REPLACE A LOT OF THE OTHER TESTS WHICH I BEIEVE TO BE ANTIQUATED AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.

IF I RECALL CONGRESS DID PAS LEGISLATION SAYING THAT PATIENTS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPECIALISTS. DON'T RECALL THE DETAILS---I PRESUME THAT IMATRON IS AWARE OF THE LEGISLATION--PERHAPS IMATRON OFFERING FREE TESTS TO CONGRESSMEN AND WOMEN WOULD SPEED ITS USE ALONG.

MJ
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