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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (4652)	2/19/2008 8:07:35 PM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

It's a rarified circle indeed if no insurance at all is accepted, as I am sure you already know. As to other, I've known doctors who are oblivious to the economic realities of their patients, but, on the whole, those I know about are more than willing to help out a long-time patient in need. My circle of friends doesn't include many doctors, but it has included many Medicaid beneficiaries over the years. Medicaid beats having nothing at all, but not by much.

To: Lane3 who wrote (4652)	2/20/2008 5:30:54 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Respond to of 42652

Pharma reps (salesmen) at Merck for example, have responsibility for covering about 85 doctors in their territory. They must visit them once a month and they hand out samples of the drug they sell.....Merck salesmen only have responsibility for one drug, eg Fosomax. The salesmen also arrange for free lunches to be brought in and for dinners... It's a very boring job. The medical group I use has closets full of drug samples....I've often been given them, usually when I was given an Rx for it.