Guest guest Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Dr. Shaller, I don't read all the posts on this board, and I am probably one of the Biggest complainer of lack of proper medical care for mold victims in this country. In many instances, I don't see the general practioner as the primary problem. We have many doctors who don't appear to have a clue about mold induced illnesses, yet I still think they are honorable men and good doctors. I lay the blame for all the misunderstanding over these illnesses at the feet of those national medical policy setters, who have shamelessly spun the truth in untruth in an effort to limit their clientels' financial liability over the matter. Practically all of us have been mistreated with great distain at the hands of our physicians. Some of it is pure ignorance, some of it is being overworked, but a large part of it is that these doctors are intentionally being told we are liars and whiners. It's quite frustrating and scary to be ill and fact this type of situation. I guess what I am trying to say is, " Don't take it personal. It is just the nature of the beast at this point in time " . Sharon In a message dated 12/20/2005 3:15:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, jschaller@... writes: The issue of medical coverage is important and complicated. One concern I have is that some feel the solution is to repeatedly blame physicians. Even the ones that are slammed in this list are kept from further education partly because of burn out. Pay falls each year, malpractice insurance can literally surpass earnings, overhead is massive, Federal government decreases reimbursement each year, rules and then more rules, etc, etc. I do not know many happy physicians who love their work. In the old days I would see them studying for fun. No longer. And that hurts those with illnesses not covered in medical school. Further, many health solutions for the US do not involve having diverse MD's/DO's at the table, talking about how to drop 10% plus in defensive medicine, how to promote real preventive medicine, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Good letter, Sharon, keep on pounding away! --- snk1955@... wrote: > > Dr. Shaller, > > I don't read all the posts on this board, and I > am probably one of the > Biggest complainer of lack of proper medical care > for mold victims in this > country. In many instances, I don't see the general > practioner as the primary > problem. We have many doctors who don't appear to > have a clue about mold > induced illnesses, yet I still think they are > honorable men and good doctors. > > I lay the blame for all the misunderstanding > over these illnesses at > the feet of those national medical policy setters, > who have shamelessly spun > the truth in untruth in an effort to limit their > clientels' financial liability > over the matter. Practically all of us have been > mistreated with great > distain at the hands of our physicians. Some of it > is pure ignorance, some of it > is being overworked, but a large part of it is that > these doctors are > intentionally being told we are liars and whiners. > It's quite frustrating and > scary to be ill and fact this type of situation. > > I guess what I am trying to say is, " Don't take > it personal. It is just > the nature of the beast at this point in time " . > > Sharon > > In a message dated 12/20/2005 3:15:00 PM Pacific > Standard Time, > jschaller@... writes: > > The issue of medical coverage is important and > complicated. > > One concern I have is that some feel the solution > is to repeatedly blame > physicians. Even the ones that are slammed in this > list are kept from further > education partly because of burn out. Pay falls > each year, malpractice > insurance can literally surpass earnings, overhead > is massive, Federal government > decreases reimbursement each year, rules and then > more rules, etc, etc. > > I do not know many happy physicians who love their > work. In the old days I > would see them studying for fun. No longer. And > that hurts those with > illnesses not covered in medical school. > > Further, many health solutions for the US do not > involve having diverse > MD's/DO's at the table, talking about how to drop > 10% plus in defensive medicine, > how to promote real preventive medicine, etc. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 I think that we in the US are headed into a crisis over healthcare. This mold issue is a very good example of where some of the problems are. And the problem is that the government is putting the interests of the insurance companies, big pharmaceutical companies, and hospital chains above the needs of the American people. One crucial issue is the long-term nature of mold injuries. I have read a number of times in European papers that victims of sick building syndrome need to be monitored for cancer their entire lives, because they are at increased risk. The cost of this, can be substantial in nations without universal healthcare, perhaps tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Also, the issue of genetic suceptibility is a double edged sword. The developed world nations that have universal healthcare are way ahead of us on this. Many people say that genetic testing and private insurance are incompatible, because once one is tested to be suceptible to anything, your ability to buy private insurance affordibly disappears. Because your information is in the databases. This can also effect your ability to get a new job. This is making a lot of people prisoners of jobs they hate and bankrupting others who lose jobs and wish to continue having health coverage. (or who get sick) On 12/21/05, dottykalm <dottykalm@...> wrote: > Good letter, Sharon, keep on pounding away! > > --- snk1955@... wrote: > > > > > Dr. Shaller, > > > > I don't read all the posts on this board, and I > > am probably one of the > > Biggest complainer of lack of proper medical care > > for mold victims in this > > country. In many instances, I don't see the general > > practioner as the primary > > problem. We have many doctors who don't appear to > > have a clue about mold > > induced illnesses, yet I still think they are > > honorable men and good doctors. > > > > I lay the blame for all the misunderstanding > > over these illnesses at > > the feet of those national medical policy setters, > > who have shamelessly spun > > the truth in untruth in an effort to limit their > > clientels' financial liability > > over the matter. Practically all of us have been > > mistreated with great > > distain at the hands of our physicians. Some of it > > is pure ignorance, some of it > > is being overworked, but a large part of it is that > > these doctors are > > intentionally being told we are liars and whiners. > > It's quite frustrating and > > scary to be ill and fact this type of situation. > > > > I guess what I am trying to say is, " Don't take > > it personal. It is just > > the nature of the beast at this point in time " . > > > > Sharon > > > > In a message dated 12/20/2005 3:15:00 PM Pacific > > Standard Time, > > jschaller@... writes: > > > > The issue of medical coverage is important and > > complicated. > > > > One concern I have is that some feel the solution > > is to repeatedly blame > > physicians. Even the ones that are slammed in this > > list are kept from further > > education partly because of burn out. Pay falls > > each year, malpractice > > insurance can literally surpass earnings, overhead > > is massive, Federal government > > decreases reimbursement each year, rules and then > > more rules, etc, etc. > > > > I do not know many happy physicians who love their > > work. In the old days I > > would see them studying for fun. No longer. And > > that hurts those with > > illnesses not covered in medical school. > > > > Further, many health solutions for the US do not > > involve having diverse > > MD's/DO's at the table, talking about how to drop > > 10% plus in defensive medicine, > > how to promote real preventive medicine, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 It seems completely insane to me that healthcare is tied to jobs. Because people who get serious diseases usually can no longer work and so they lose their jobs. Then they lose their insurance and everything their family owns goes pretty quick. Plus, the solutions that are being put forward by those in power, under the guise of 'making people responsible for their own healthcare' are basically all shifting even MORE of the burden to individuals and away from both emplyers and the government (which those in the government these days avowedly don't believe in!) Meanwhile most Americans pay more than anyone else in the world for second-rate healthcare, a few people get great healthcare (those who can afford to pay out of pocket and those with old-fashioned traditional insurance) and a growing percentage of us (over a quarter in some states) don't have any insurance, which for people with shrinking paychecks, often means no access to healthcare at all except for free clinics and out of pocket pay doctors who often are so expensive as to be unaffordable to hourly workers. This situation is getting worse, because, for many, perhaps most Americans, 'good' jobs are disappearing. What does the future hold? Nobody knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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