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To: tejek who wrote (167)	11/8/2002 6:48:26 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7936

As for your complaint that gov't has destroyed our medical system, I am not sure that's true. Certainly, Medicare has made it difficult for MDs treating the elderly to get paid. However, its my understanding that medical litigation has increased dramatically in the last 3 decades, Technically that is the government. The courts are part of the government and congress and the state legislatures can pass the laws that the courts operate under. Tim

To: tejek who wrote (167)	11/8/2002 8:49:12 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

I understand the rising cost of medical and litigation insurance has made the running of hospitals, nursing homes and doctors offices very expensive. I have (had) a customer, an OB/GYN, whose medical malpractice insurance premium went from $30K/year to $320K/year from '01-02 to '02-03. He literally went out of business. The trial lawyers have to be brought under control before ANYTHING can be done about healthcare. It is essential to put limits on these ridiculous settlements. Hopefully, Bush will get this done while the Dems don't have a stranglehold on congress...

To: tejek who wrote (167)	11/19/2002 5:51:09 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7936

Ted, In his argument he suggested that medical aid be minimalized to insure that no one takes advantage of the gov't and overbuys their medications. The theory being.......make the sick somewhat miserable so they won't be so demanding. I don't know who's theory it is, certainly not mine. My theory is that drugs, as a general rule are bad, they don't heal much of anything, they generally do more harm than good (with all the side effects). In general, they are there to hide symptoms. The approach should be preventing illnesses, if a problem occurs, to try to use natural methods / supplements. In general, to avoid getting to the point that you would take drugs. The prescription drug idiocy is basically going in wrong direction - taking resources, and spending them on this misguided drug approach. I want to stress both sides of the equation: - spending resources on a bad thing - taking these resources from other places where they could be use for good things - preventive measures for example So it is a double whammy. Joe