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

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

the CMA

September 14, 2011

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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)

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,”

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

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