A very dear friend of mine had an early morning dental appointment today for which she needed to arise at approximately 5:00 A.M. in order to be there on time and then go to work from the dentist's office. Upon arrival at her Dentist's office she was informed that her appointment was cancelled because of a problem with her insurance. Specifically stated for reasons unknown to her the insurance company would not pay. Now wouldn't you think that the dentists office / the insurance company having made this appointment for her weeks in advance would have notified her of this problem BEFORE she came to the office so she could have worked this out and avoided all of this nonsense for all involved. That would be good P.R. and good business in my opinion. But NNNNOOOOO !!! The Higher Minds Of Healthcare don't see it that way. Guess who gets their way ALWAYS in these matters? My friend begged and pleaded with them to honor this appointment but they refused. All healthcare providers everywhere should thank God that I am not in charge of these matters.
Friends I'm certainly not in favor of Obamacare because the government screws up everything they get involved with but I'm also not in favor of the current system either. Any of you that think that Doctors , Dentists , Nurses and Health Care Technicians are " Angels Of Mercy " are too naive to live. Trust me when I tell you as someone that worked in health care for 25 years these folks are just as corrupt as any other occupation and quite possibly more so. One does not put the fox in charge of the hen house. These folks are like politicians in that they need to be watched every second and forced to make the system work as it is intended to.
Were I in charge of Health Care this problem would have been easily solved. The appropriate authority would have contacted the Dentist that very minute and informed him / her that he / she would honor this patient's appointment at the correct time and in full and AT NO CHARGE to the patient. They and the insurance company could fight it out over the money. Should the Dentist refuse their license would be suspended on the spot for 30 days. Any further problems of this nature with this Dentist and his / her license would be suspended for 5 years and possibly permanently depending on her / his past record. That should take care of these types of problems quite quickly.
As for the overall health care problem that is so easily solved it is frighteningly simple. When the taxpaying citizens have the same paid insurance as the U.S. Congress these types of problems will cease to exist. I also support the concept that all Doctors , Dentists , Nurses and Allied Health Care Professional be required to serve three years in the National Health Service in a location where the need is greatest BEFORE they can get their private practice license and start their private careers.
I would further stipulate that if you've received federal loans to become a Health Care Professional that your comittment will be five years and if you've made no effort to pay the loan back then it will be ten years. I realize that many of you will say this can't be done because these folks won't agree to it and because people will stop going to these professional schools. I say balderdash !!! After working in a factory or a 7 - 11 for 2 -3 years they'll come around.
The time to STOP pussyfooting around with Dr. No has come.
My morning rant has now concluded. Have a nice day.Spit on a Dentist for my friend if you wish.
Friends I'm certainly not in favor of Obamacare because the government screws up everything they get involved with but I'm also not in favor of the current system either. Any of you that think that Doctors , Dentists , Nurses and Health Care Technicians are " Angels Of Mercy " are too naive to live. Trust me when I tell you as someone that worked in health care for 25 years these folks are just as corrupt as any other occupation and quite possibly more so. One does not put the fox in charge of the hen house. These folks are like politicians in that they need to be watched every second and forced to make the system work as it is intended to.
Were I in charge of Health Care this problem would have been easily solved. The appropriate authority would have contacted the Dentist that very minute and informed him / her that he / she would honor this patient's appointment at the correct time and in full and AT NO CHARGE to the patient. They and the insurance company could fight it out over the money. Should the Dentist refuse their license would be suspended on the spot for 30 days. Any further problems of this nature with this Dentist and his / her license would be suspended for 5 years and possibly permanently depending on her / his past record. That should take care of these types of problems quite quickly.
As for the overall health care problem that is so easily solved it is frighteningly simple. When the taxpaying citizens have the same paid insurance as the U.S. Congress these types of problems will cease to exist. I also support the concept that all Doctors , Dentists , Nurses and Allied Health Care Professional be required to serve three years in the National Health Service in a location where the need is greatest BEFORE they can get their private practice license and start their private careers.
I would further stipulate that if you've received federal loans to become a Health Care Professional that your comittment will be five years and if you've made no effort to pay the loan back then it will be ten years. I realize that many of you will say this can't be done because these folks won't agree to it and because people will stop going to these professional schools. I say balderdash !!! After working in a factory or a 7 - 11 for 2 -3 years they'll come around.
The time to STOP pussyfooting around with Dr. No has come.
My morning rant has now concluded. Have a nice day.Spit on a Dentist for my friend if you wish.
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