ACA Repeal/Replace: Progressives Face Moral Dilemma

[Bob Butler 54]

(03-14-2017, 01:21 AM)Kinser79 Wrote:

Bob Wrote:I disagree.  I'm not in favor of the feel of the modern assembly line specialist system, but I can see the efficiency of it

Efficient how?  You go to this doctor he does tests, sends you to a specialist, who does the same tests again, but whatever he does causes a new problem for yet an other specialist.  And on and on it goes until you're 70 and going to the doctor every other day and always to a different specialist.  I can't think of a system less efficient then the current system that doesn't involve witch doctors.

No what most people need is a GP who can spot problems as they arise, and then send the patient to a specialist if one is actually needed.  For example you need a heart bypass you don't want a GP doing that, but a cardiac surgeon you do want.

Which is pretty much how my GP works. I was concerned about a few odd things on my skin, he sent me to a skin specialist, and she froze entirely different places than what I was concerned about. I was concerned that I was tired all the time, assuming my blood sugar meds might be out of whack, but he asked a few questions then sent me to a sleep study specialist. My GP seems to know what he doesn't know, and he just isn't equipped to do what the specialists do, while the specialists do the same thing over and over every day.

His specialty is the heart. I confess I've done more EKG and treadmill stress testing than I'd ever done before I was assigned to him. I guess you do what you know.