Comments on: Presidential candidates position on issues- Healthcare http://waternoice.com/2008/01/14/presidential-candidates-position-on-issues-healthcare/ Online magazine for Indian Americans in the Bay Area Mon, 21 May 2012 15:29:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Geeta Padmanabhan http://waternoice.com/2008/01/14/presidential-candidates-position-on-issues-healthcare/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Geeta Padmanabhan Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:03:16 +0000 http://waternoice.com/2008/01/14/presidential-candidates-position-on-issues-healthcare/#comment-366 Great comment, charlesclarknovels. Every doctor I went to told me the battery of tests he/she wanted done were necessary to ward off any temptation of litigation. One cardiologist refused to recognise the report I had. He said I had to go through all the tests again at a place approved by him. And all I wanted was a clearance from him for travel insurance. Fellow beings, this is a wake-up call. Eat sensibly and well, exercise, sleep, do yoga and stay well within health parameters and outside hospitals. Good luck to you! And thanks WNI for this series of articles! Great comment, charlesclarknovels. Every doctor I went to told me the battery of tests he/she wanted done were necessary to ward off any temptation of litigation. One cardiologist refused to recognise the report I had. He said I had to go through all the tests again at a place approved by him. And all I wanted was a clearance from him for travel insurance.
Fellow beings, this is a wake-up call. Eat sensibly and well, exercise, sleep, do yoga and stay well within health parameters and outside hospitals. Good luck to you!
And thanks WNI for this series of articles!

]]> By: charlesclarknovels http://waternoice.com/2008/01/14/presidential-candidates-position-on-issues-healthcare/comment-page-1/#comment-364 charlesclarknovels Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:39:14 +0000 http://waternoice.com/2008/01/14/presidential-candidates-position-on-issues-healthcare/#comment-364 Will any candidate listen to the truth about what's wrong with our healthcare system? Reducing reimbursement to providers simply leads to more services provided to make up for the reduction. Someone needs to look at the medical necessity for procedures and diagnostice and deny reimbursement for those that are unnecessary. If our lawmakers want to take a positive step to reduce healthcare cost, they should take a look at joint ventures that lead to an incentive to perform more procedures and provide more service. Look for violations of the Stark statutes, sans all of the goofy exceptions, and put a stop to the subrosa kickbacks. Believe me, they are everywhere. But first: the lawmakers and candidates have to take their heads out of the sand and ignore AMA, AHA, Insurance Industry, and other special interests lobbying. Will it ever happen? I doubt it in my lifetime. Just tighten your seatbelts. Will any candidate listen to the truth about what’s wrong with our healthcare system? Reducing reimbursement to providers simply leads to more services provided to make up for the reduction.

Someone needs to look at the medical necessity for procedures and diagnostice and deny reimbursement for those that are unnecessary. If our lawmakers want to take a positive step to reduce healthcare cost, they should take a look at joint ventures that lead to an incentive to perform more procedures and provide more service. Look for violations of the Stark statutes, sans all of the goofy exceptions, and put a stop to the subrosa kickbacks. Believe me, they are everywhere.

But first: the lawmakers and candidates have to take their heads out of the sand and ignore AMA, AHA, Insurance Industry, and other special interests lobbying.

Will it ever happen? I doubt it in my lifetime. Just tighten your seatbelts.

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