Comments on: Physician Delusions about Neurotoxicity http://armchairactivist.us/2007/05/02/physicians-delusions-about-neurotoxicity/ "In the fight between you and the world, back the world." Paul Dirac, physicist Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:52:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: agasaya http://armchairactivist.us/2007/05/02/physicians-delusions-about-neurotoxicity/comment-page-1/#comment-100 agasaya Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:29:14 +0000 http://armchairactivist.us/2007/05/02/physicians-delusions-about-neurotoxicity/#comment-100 I understand your frustration with insurance companies but no political candidate can alter the actions of professionals who don't know their jobs. Physician invoices to insurers must contain a diagnostic category but the physician has an obligation to provide the CORRECT one. If unknown, many categories exist under symptoms observed. If memory problems are present, it isn't hard to note that and then refer to a neurologist for assessement. An oncologist is also not a psychiatrist and should not be dispensing quick and easy names for patient symptoms under the heading of 'anxiety' etc. But then referring patients to other doctors may take up some of their time and the consultation may not be billable. Time is money unless you are a patient who is no longer employable. . . Barbara I understand your frustration with insurance companies but no political candidate can alter the actions of professionals who don’t know their jobs. Physician invoices to insurers must contain a diagnostic category but the physician has an obligation to provide the CORRECT one. If unknown, many categories exist under symptoms observed. If memory problems are present, it isn’t hard to note that and then refer to a neurologist for assessement.
An oncologist is also not a psychiatrist and should not be dispensing quick and easy names for patient symptoms under the heading of ‘anxiety’ etc.

But then referring patients to other doctors may take up some of their time and the consultation may not be billable. Time is money unless you are a patient who is no longer employable. . .

Barbara

]]> By: I agree http://armchairactivist.us/2007/05/02/physicians-delusions-about-neurotoxicity/comment-page-1/#comment-84 I agree Thu, 31 May 2007 22:45:23 +0000 http://armchairactivist.us/2007/05/02/physicians-delusions-about-neurotoxicity/#comment-84 I think the reason these fake diagnoses are 'required' is because of the health 'insurance' companies, who will not pay unless someone is given a label by the doctor. But then, unfortunately, the label is stored by the MIB medical insurance database, and that label can lead to someone not getting insurance in the future, or another job. Many otherwise progressive companies check prospective employees health status before hiring (or to be on the safe side, don't hire older people - i.e. people over 35) This is why many people prefer to pay out of pocket rather than participate in a dysfunctional healthcare system that penalyzes them for participating. Which is of course what they want. None of the Democratic candidates has even begun to address any of these problems when they talk about healthcare. We are headed towards a real crisis, and nobody seems to care. I think the reason these fake diagnoses are ‘required’ is because of the health ‘insurance’ companies, who will not pay unless someone is given a label by the doctor.

But then, unfortunately, the label is stored by the MIB medical insurance database, and that label can lead to someone not getting insurance in the future, or another job. Many otherwise progressive companies check prospective employees health status before hiring (or to be on the safe side, don’t hire older people – i.e. people over 35)

This is why many people prefer to pay out of pocket rather than participate in a dysfunctional healthcare system that penalyzes them for participating.

Which is of course what they want. None of the Democratic candidates has even begun to address any of these problems when they talk about healthcare. We are headed towards a real crisis, and nobody seems to care.

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