Thanks Obamacare

[BogWalker]

I'm going to side with the singlepayer theory. It's all working out so perfectly towards it. Then we're really up creek.

 

[femurphy77]

Hitliery care will be even worse

Actually I believe it will get better under Billary; they've already demonstrated a willingness to support "Pay for Play". I guess as long as you have the coin you can see the Doc of your choice, when you want!

Oh wait, that's what we have now!

 

[warthog]

I'm going to side with the singlepayer theory. It's all working out so perfectly towards it. Then we're really up creek.

This I fear. Like my friends in Canada and Australia, I would spend the rest of my life waiting to be seen by one or another doctor.

 

[bwframe]

[video=youtube;Z1mlR2CQZL4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1mlR2CQZL4[/video]

 

[DoggyDaddy]

[video=youtube;Z1mlR2CQZL4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1mlR2CQZL4[/video]

That might be one of the only honest things I've heard come from that man's mouth.

 

[bobzilla]

That might be one of the only honest things I've heard come from that man's mouth.

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.

 

[printcraft]

[video=youtube;Z1mlR2CQZL4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1mlR2CQZL4[/video]

Because he wants hitlary to run on "fixing" the obama mess. She can't run on how great it is.
It will be revised to "hitlarycare" in short order.
She will get her pet project finally after all these years.

 

[451_Detonics]

OP - still beats my wait time for the VA...

 

[BGDave]

I've said all along the plan was to destroy healthcare so badly that only solution is single payor

This deserves repeating.

 

[Birds Away]

I've said all along the plan was to destroy healthcare so badly that only solution is single payor

Obamacare is working exactly as designed.

 

[rob63]

This is a MAJOR flaw in Obamacare. We already had a strained healthcare infrastructure with less skilled candidates (MD's/RN's/etc) due to baby boomers retiring, now add on top of that we now everyone HAS to have insurance. All of us in healthcare are stretched thin. This is a huge problem that isn't being addressed. Well, sort of.

We now have more and more advanced practice nurses (NP's, CRNA's, etc) who are filling roles that MD's used to fill. NP's in the very near future are likely going to replace general practitioners. CRNA's may replace anesthesiologists for routine/simple procedures.

I think that there are actually some good things that could be associated with this, and also some very bad as you're pointing out. Overworked healthcare personnel and client safety are my two major concerns. People with too much responsibility and not enough time to devote to people will mean more missed diagnoses, more malpractice, etc.

Obamacare was intended to "fix" the american healthcare system. It did nothing of the sort, as we all know, and in effect has made the healthcare system weaker.

I had a colonoscopy about a month ago and that was actually the case; no anesthesiologist, just nurses and the doctor doing the exam. I have come to accept that I can see my doctor at my yearly physical, but I can only see a nurse practitioner if something comes up that needs to be addressed same day.

We used to have great coverage, but it was deemed a "Cadillac Plan" and was cancelled. Now we have basic coverage for potential large expenses, coupled with a health savings account that we pay into that actually pays for most expenses.

 

[hoosierdoc]

So much of what I do is non-acute care that PA/NP are just fine for it. Even the sick folks are generally handled just fine by PA/NP. Some of ours Intubate, put in central lines, reduce dislocations, lumbar punctures. All of them do our suturing, abscesses, splinting, etc. we are really there for the mental efforts and diagnostic side. Usually the midlevels get it right though.

the most efficient way to do it is midlevels supervised by docs. They know their limitations and grab us when someone is really sick or confusing. That's not Obamacare, that's just reality.