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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (18690)8/8/2010 10:09:21 PM
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Here is a hypothesis worth testing. I expect that I would probably be proven right in 95% of the cases.

I submit that if a person who accompanies a friend or a relative to an emergency room visit will keep a notebook out, and will write down everything that doctors and nurses tell them, while generally acting as if they are looking for a reason to complain and/or to question the management of the case -- the cost for this visit will be higher than 95% of visits for similar complaints.

This does not mean that the outcomes will be better. But the costs will be higher. I'll bet you 9 to 1.

This is called defensive medicine, and in 95% of situations it is more expensive.... despite claims to the contrary.

For a moderate fee I would be willing to help design and conduct such a study.
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