▲ | jamieplex 2 hours ago | |
Either you are not from the USA, are trolling, or don't really know the U.S. medical system. Yes, maybe a few private practice doctors are greedy, but generally, doctors "in the system" don't personally generate more funds by doing things different, prescribing more drugs, etc. They are on salary. As far as other types of doctors (eg. chiropractors), they DEFINITELY drive home more money by prescribing more, requiring return visits, etc. But I call them doctors only by the loosest of definitions. I am baffled by your second paragraph. It is just plainly illogical. The third paragraph tells me that you ARE possibly from outside the USA, or that you have only seen a few doctors and they were proud or rude. We (personally) have seen private doctors, hospital doctors, country doctors, etc. over 50 years (at least 50-60 different ones). And the preponderance of our evidence shows you are either misinformed, or you are a patient who wants to self prescribe treatments that are medically unsound or 'fringe'. And, yes, those WILL be ignored by any average doctor. But then you could always fly to Mexico and get those useless treatments for low cost... | ||
▲ | dennis_jeeves2 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
All I will say is this: We have different assessments of the situation. And yes I do live in US. Some of what you point out is correct: Most doctors are on salary, but they are often (implicitly) required to bring in more business by the organization they work for. If they don't, they risk loosing their license/job on some pretext. In totality what I said overall hold true. These are statements from the renegade doctors themselves. Of course you are going to dismiss them as fringe, quacks etc. Labeling someone is a fringe and easy way to dismiss them, it does not involve any work. What time have you spend listening to these fringe MDs? What time have you spent examining their patient outcomes/reports? Any yes, it goes without saying one has to be discerning even among the fringe MDs. |