Posts Tagged ‘health care’
So much for “evidence-based medicine”
Posted by: msgruntled on: November 17, 2009
Ah, the champions of evidence-based medicine: First, Merck, which wants everyone to ignore the clinical research that says plain old niacin is more effective that super-expensive Vytorin and Zetia; instead, Merck says we should wait for the results of their large self-funded study due in 2012. Hm, let’s see, that‘s 2 more years to line [...]
Are you happy with your smile? now a part of your “medical history”
Posted by: msgruntled on: June 29, 2009
My last post was about my previous dentist. Previous, because when he determined I needed four new fillings, he refused to offer me traditional amalgams. Instead, he tried to sell me resin composites, which, oh strangely, run about four times the cost to me of amalgams. Thus started my Googling and contacting 6 other local dentists to find one who still does amalgams, which I will note here are still endorsed by the American Dental Association. I got to hear various lines of B.S. on the subject, so the effort was not a total waste. The most astonishing and disconcerting one was the dentist who told me that, in fact, many of his patients have their amalgams removed to get composites. Okay, stop and think about this one:
Hey, doc, my time is valuable too!
Posted by: msgruntled on: May 29, 2009
Today’s health care providers no longer even make any attempt to seem focused on anything but their own wallets. Hence, every one of them now makes you sign a form to the effect that you’ll be billed if you cancel on short notice, because it costs them money. I can appreciate their sentiment, but HELLO, how about throwing in a sop to us “billable hours” and add something like, “At the same time, we recognize that your time is valuable, so we strive to see you within 15 minutes of your appointment.”
Health care: The myth of HSAs and medical costs
Posted by: msgruntled on: November 1, 2008
HSAs with high deductibles are not going to lead to “more judicious” shopping for health care, because getting medical care is not like getting your oil changed.
Your time is of no value…or, the U.S. healthcare system
Posted by: msgruntled on: August 23, 2008
Have you noticed how many doctor’s offices these days make you sign an agreement to the effect that if you don’t cancel at least 24 hours in advance, that you are responsible for an office visit fee? How nice. Here’s what I do. I write in this clause:
rants about rampant stupidity, hypocrisy, bad customer service, and other annoyances that are thinning my hair out
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