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To: puborectalis who wrote (25933)	12/25/2009 12:14:58 PM
From: ayn rand	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71463

Welcome to McMedicine! ........................................ anyway you spin it, a PA or nurse practitioner doesn't have the education or the depth of knowledge of an M.D. , and that's going to be the future of medicine from here on out. they are even encouraging R.A.s for doing radiology procedures and nurse anesthesiologists have become commonplace in the surgical suites for a long time now. the next step might be in permitting medical students, P.A.s, or nurse practitioners to perform some of the basic surgeries including appendectomies and uncomplicated deliveries. then it goes without saying, that malpractice reform is just around the corner as a very high priority. you can't have less trained practitioners survive in the current medico-legal environment. if a nurse practitioner makes less than $100K, they aren't going to afford current malpractice premiums as they continue to rise for non M.D.s at this rate board certified physicians may only treat cash paying aristocrats, all others please see the school nurse. welcome to the new american medical system. it isn't going to be free. it isn't going to be quality. it isn't going to be a step in the right direction for most. it's going to be the new McDonalds of medicine. McD started w beef hamburgers and now serves fat disguised as meat. whatever is necessary to generate a profit at any cost. the same for american medicine. let's call it McMedicine, the future of america! Feliz Navidad.

To: puborectalis who wrote (25933)	12/25/2009 3:04:05 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 71463

Meanwhile, more layoffs: washingtonpost.com

To: puborectalis who wrote (25933)	12/25/2009 3:51:30 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71463

i'd call it a big win alright. just not for who you think... stockcharts.com the big losers are... 1. the young - they get to pay for their own healthcare plus the healthcare of the elderly who won't have to pay their own way now. 2. the economy - unless tax increases improve the economy. 3. the marginally unemployed - more taxes means fewer jobs. 4. the middle class who gets their taxes increased as their homes go under water. hey, wasn't that a promise broken? nobody cares? 5. the constitution - forcing the public to pay private companies with threat of fines and jail is not constitutional.