Give Heathcare Back to the Doctors

When you watch someone who is talented at what they do, sometimes it is natural to believe that a gift comes easily and requires no maintenance. Of course you know that they must do some work, but you probably think that they have it easy.

Nothing could be further from the truth. I believe that the easier it looks to outsiders, the more difficult it probably actually is to perform that way. If someone is consistently good it is because they work at it. In this same way, a person with little recognized natural talent can become proficient. That’s what America is about.

In the world of medicine and healthcare, you want your personal physician to have the natural ability to be a good diagnostician. This means that he(or she) can read the signs that point to a proper diagnosis. This ability to define the problem correctly is at the heart of good medical care. Additionally, you need your physician to be able to draw on experience, to be able to learn new skills, and maybe most importantly, be able to deliver individualized care.
Currently, there is a practice of defensive medicine that is used to stave off litigious persons. This practice calls for ordering extra tests, usually to rule out unlikely situations "to cover a hospital's butt" This is costly to healthcare in many ways. It consumes resources and makes them more scarce, which translates into is longer waiting. It repeats testing and swells charts. It makes patients go through more preps and procedures and ties up staff on the phone. It ties your doctors up on the phone or in a meeting room...generally not a good use of their time.

If healthcare is going to be rationed, let your doctor decide which tests you need, not the insurance carriers. Give healthcare back to the healthcare providers and their patients.


Sing to the tune of “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” by Paul McCartney:

Give Healthcare back to the doctors

Don’t make them have to take it away

Give Healthcare back to the doctors

Make Medicine medical ...Yea!