What are your opinions?
2007-06-27 12:38:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
In terms of treatments and the one's coming up with all the pills and other medication.
2007-06-27 12:39:19 · update #1
As long as it is privately run it will always be about the money before health.
2007-06-27 12:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by Gideon 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
From everything I hear, it would appear, sadly, that the bottom line is the money! I've heard people working in the Health Care Industry making their excuses, over and over again, and it's not confined to Administration, I fear.
How many of you have walked into an Emergency Room and had to almost fight to get some attention?
How many have been treated to a dose of ignorance by one of the staff dealing with them - by that, I mean a non-caring attitude?
How many have seen other patients treated in the same manner?
How many have had to wait for attention for hours while some of the staff seem to be doing so little in regard to getting things moving?
How many have been sent home to care for themselves after surgery when they aren't even fit to shower or cook a meal?
I could go on all day, here, and don't assume that I don't have a clue what I'm speaking about.
I am a retired RN with 35 years experience!
2007-06-27 20:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by Julia D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Businesses are in business to make a profit. The idea of capitalism is that wanting to make a profit will make them want to provide good service, but it doesn't always work that way. Medical services are expensive and the insurance companies want to deny them as much as they can get away with.
You can't blame them for wanting to maximize profits, after all, that's how businesses work. But the health of our citizens becomes a secondary concern, and that's wrong.
In the US we have allowed the insurance companies to own the entire health care industry. They own the hospitals and clinics and the doctors work for them. They also try to insure just the healthiest people who are the cheapest to serve. This is a good situation for profits and return on investment, but not for the best care of patients.
Michael Moore's new move Sicko is coming out this weekend. I've already seen it and it really does show how other countries do it better.
2007-06-27 19:50:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Money. Especially, now that the greedy bean counters in the insurance companies, and HMO's are telling the doctors what to do; not to mention the lawyers who are the cause of the 1-200K dollar malpractice premiums, or the pharmaceutical companies charging two dollars for something costs them two cents (and a billion woman in China and India can go to hell); oh well, they probably couldn't afford the two cents. And the veterinarians are not much better, if not worse, wringing money out of helpless animals (no money, no help; but we'll be glad to put you out of sight). All disgusting.
2007-06-29 21:30:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some doctors truly believe in the real health of the people but are driven to over do tests and meds due to potential implications. Other doctors and allied health like nurse practioners and hospitals or freestading medical facilities are driven by the almighty dollar......Sad to say...
2007-06-27 19:47:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
today a lot of people are going into the health care industry for financial gain, but there are still professional health care workers, that really truly care about health and their patients well being. sometimes they have to worry about corporate dollars and law suits, but that's the American way of life
2007-06-27 19:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by mauone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a nurse, I can tell you that nurses and doctors do care about you. The problem comes in with hospital administrators, insurance companies, and pharmaceutical companies that only look at their bottom lines and nothing else. I haven't seen the movie "Sicko".
2007-06-27 19:49:02 · answer #7 · answered by Lola 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just money.
If you notice, there are no "pro-bono" doctors out there. They are all out to get as much money as possible.
People don't become doctors to help other people, they become doctors because they KNOW that they are going to make $300,000 a year, or more!
Cheers
2007-06-27 19:43:10 · answer #8 · answered by Daft One 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
money
I've been in the medical profession 30 years.
Mostly it's about money
2007-06-27 20:35:55 · answer #9 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on ur medical conditions that ur dr finds with ur body
2007-06-27 20:42:45 · answer #10 · answered by missourigal_194420002000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋