Doctors here order all kinds of tests that are unnecessary, just to protect
themselves from guys like John Edwards. You'll learn as the years go on.
Anybody with half a noodle would expect a broken bone in a 90 year old woman
who had taken a fall. What Rich is describing is the lowest common
denominator. Is that the kind of treatment you would want for your wife in
50 years or so? I think not.
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: cpf0000-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpf0000-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Michael
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 5:49 PM
To: Open discussion among iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [CPF0000] Republican Health Care proposals leave gaps
Rich,
My 90yo grandmother in the Netherlands is on their "universal health care".
Last year she took a fall and had to be taken to their emergency room.
They
checked her out and sent her home. For each of the next three weeks she
complained of pain and was taken by my relatives to the doctor's. They
gave
her pain pills and sent her home. After the third week, they discovered
that
she had a BROKEN HIP. Why did it take over a month to discover a broken
hip
in a 90yo that fell? Because of rationing. To save on out of control
costs,
the government does not authorize X-RAYS except if there is visible
evidence
of damage.
So, you are saying after the third week there was visible evidence of damage
which allowed them to move forward with the X-Ray? Or was it simply a
misdiagnoses, which happens all the time here in the U.S.?
At least if my insurance company denies the claim, I can STILL tell the
hospital to do it and pay for it myself.
At least YOU can afford it.
-Mike
