Re: The Deterioration of Health Care-Special Thanks to Hayashi, Steinberg, and the CMA - StopPOPTS.org

[Guest guest]

I found the following sentence almost as funny as the cartoon!

" They use ineffective modalities such as ultrasound and e-stim 2-6x more than

independent physical therapy private practice. "

In other words, independent physical therapy private practices use ineffective

modalities 2-6x less than POPTS.

Sometimes a little humor can be gleaned from a very serious topic!

Jon Mark Pleasant, PT

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> The Deterioration of Health Care-Special Thanks to Hayashi, Steinberg, and

> the CMA

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> September 14, 2011

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<http://stoppopts.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/POPTS-doctor-and-patient1.gif>

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> While you may think this is just a satirical cartoon, we would suggest it is

> daily common practice. California, its citizens, and independent physical

> therapy practices that are trying to hold on, are all getting screwed.

>

> It's not a double dip, or even a quadruple dip, but a DECUPLE DIP (10X) into

> the insurance company's pocket and therefore, yours (the insurance company

> isn't going to take a loss here)!

>

> The fact is that doctors want to do everything they can to, as Dr. Grogan

> says, monetize their patients <http://bit.ly/dHcqPt>:

>

> -They prescribe drugs from their own dispensary at up to 1700%

> markup<http://bit.ly/qpNZBU>.

> -They over-utilize x-rays <http://bit.ly/prY4ZC>

> -They use ineffective modalities such ultrasound and

> e-stim<http://1.usa.gov/olAoXD> 2-6x

> more than the independent physical therapy private

> practice<http://bit.ly/pg06DK>

> .

> -They over utilize MRI in which a new Stanford University

> study<http://1.usa.gov/qb0YVE>concludes

> * " These increases in MRI use appear to lead to increases in low back surgery

> receipt and health care spending among patients of orthopedic surgeons* " .

> -They have conflicts of interest galore with the medical device

> companies<http://bit.ly/poij9b>and under

> reporting <http://bit.ly/qgrbk7> side effects <http://bit.ly/mWfj4K> .

> -They have a conflict of interest in owning specialty hospitals and surgery

> centers <http://bit.ly/bAXtTI> .

> -They see patients for almost 2x as many physical therapy

> visits.<http://1.usa.gov/jCHmS>

> -It's no wonder spine surgeons are the highest paid doctors according to the

> American Medical Group Association <http://www.amga.org/>(as reported by

> Bloomberg)

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> Think this is all just rhetoric and puffery? Think again.

>

> We recommend you read this story of greed, pain, suffering and

> death<http://bloom.bg/hX0ets>and then contemplate the AARP's position

> this week about " surgeries

> you should avoid " <http://aarp.us/l5uyPc>.

>

> If consumers only knew the facts, they would be just as pissed off as STOP

> POPTS is and they might just rebel against the special interest groups like

> the CMA, Senator Steinberg's pork-barrel politics and cronyism that's

> contributing to the rapid deterioration of health care.

> STOP the MADNESS!!!

>

> PS: What happened to medical ethics? The AMA's position is " under no

> circumstances may physicians place their own financial interests above the

> welfare of their patients, "

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> AMA Council on Ethics and Judicial Affairs. Current Opinions. American

> Medical Association. <http://bit.ly/r8TZhM>

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