http://www.healthworksaz.org/the-wallet-biopsy/ HealthWorksAZ Blog Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.healthworksaz.org/the-wallet-biopsy/comment-page-1/#comment-17 geraldweiner Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:57:25 +0000 http://healthworksaz.org/?p=212#comment-17 The first question usually is who is your insurance coverage, then, if no insurance, how are you going to pay? From a moral standpoit, it is distressing that this approach has essentially created a physician culture that has elected to not treat patients who cannot pay. Because he is shielded by his office staff, in a sense, the physician has not really actively made that choice. He does not directly make that choice. But realistically, the previous and present generation of physicians are unwillingly, protected by the office staff, and some instances purposely denying access to many patients in need who cannot afford medical care. A more obvious example is the botique practioner who completely distances himself from those in need by establishing a for profit business. It seems that we did not commit ourselves to the study and practice of medicine with this type of closed mentality. In effect, we have a fine sophistocated healthcare delivery system with a large third world componant including the poor and uinsured who can only get care if they have money to pay. The first question usually is who is your insurance coverage, then, if no insurance, how are you going to pay? From a moral standpoit, it is distressing that this approach has essentially created a physician culture that has elected to not treat patients who cannot pay. Because he is shielded by his office staff, in a sense, the physician has not really actively made that choice. He does not directly make that choice. But realistically, the previous and present generation of physicians are unwillingly, protected by the office staff, and some instances purposely denying access to many patients in need who cannot afford medical care. A more obvious example is the botique practioner who completely distances himself from those in need by establishing a for profit business. It seems that we did not commit ourselves to the study and practice of medicine with this type of closed mentality. In effect, we have a fine sophistocated healthcare delivery system with a large third world componant including the poor and uinsured who can only get care if they have money to pay.

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