So, I am really lucky. It sounds mighty cliche, or better yet, it sounds like I was spoiled. Well I was. I was given money in high school and in college to spend at my discretion. Although I worked every year while I was in college, I spent WAY more money than I ever spent. This money was not a loan, it was given to me like a charity donation. I was economically provided for. I was supported WAY beyond any means that I should have been, and to make it even more impressive, my college degree has not yet led me to a career.
PHEW.
So every one of my 24, nearly 25 years has been possible because of my father and mother. For the time being I will omit my mother because her contribution to my life is decidedly impossible to quantify in any economic terms. This may sound raw, but let me assure you, I feel the same towards my father except my father has made all the money.
My father is fucking awesome. His mother died in front of him when he was a young, young child. A few years later, his father died. His brother and sister were considerably older than him and, as a result, not apart of his day to day life. FAST FORWARD.
My dad is the best Pediatric Gastroenterologist is the world. Now, there may be people that are AS smart as him. Or, there may be people that are AS compassionate/empathetic as him, but there is no one who is both. He is the best doctor around. I say this with a staunch record of modesty and self degradation, so anyone who knows me can attest to this not being about spreading my good name – plain and simple; Paul H Parker Jr. is the most best physician that a child can see in this nation. Fuck, awards have been given to him to signify this title. The guy is a bad ass.
HERE’S THE PROBLEM.
Under this new fucking OBAMA health care, my father’s 30+ years of experience means NOTHING. Yes, nothing. Oh, no? Let me explain. Obama has decided the medicine needs to be different. Well, that sounds fine, except its not. Under the current plan that Obama has created, physicians who have spent years learning patients symptoms, and make intelligent and correct diagnosis based on experience, are rewarded less that physicians with less knowledge and experience.
LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN.
MODERN MEDICINE: run tests and bill patients accordingly = BIG paycheck
OLDER MEDICINE: talk to patient, and give diagnosis = SMALLER paycheck
Yes, in today’s world, a doctor who does not have the experience and/or knowledge of an older, wiser doctor can receive more money because he DIDN’T know and he called for the tests. Now, the older, wiser doctor who does not require these test because he KNOWS the correct diagnosis will receive less money because in our current medical system being the best is treated worse than being the worst. Let me say THAT again. A doctor who has seen many MANY patients and who understands how to diagnose patients because of their symptoms, he/she receives less money that less experienced doctors who rely on tests to tell he/she the diagnosis. It is the only profession on this planet that mistreats those with the most talent.
NOT OVER YET.
Under Obama, hospitals all across the nation are being forced to become more electronic. Now, being in my mid-twenties this sounded logical. Guess what? they system is designed, DESIGNED!!!! for doctors to see less patients, while billing them for more money. That’s right. Obama believes that if doctors see less patients, and bill them more, the system will be balanced because the number of patients is curbed, while the pay stays the same.
THE DECLINE OF MEDICINE
There used to be a time when doctors were revered; when it was a noble profession, and they were considered to be the smartest people around. Guess what? Under Obama, the system is forced to weaken the position of the doctor. To withdraw the responsibilities of doctor. To turn a doctors life into a profession. To make it a 9-5 job. It used to be black and white; those who became doctors, were those who wanted to help other. Now, under Obama, it has become a profession where billing/making money, has become the primary focus.
PROOF?
Obama claims he wants to help manage our national budget, and in effect trim our deficit. HA! Well, here’s some real life shit; because we have so many poor ass, entitled people who receive free medical care from insurance companies, (or Medicaid) the amount of money that doctors will NOW (under his authority and design) be able to charge is increased. The bastard is increasing the amount doctors can bill, because he knows that the majority of the money billed comes FROM insurance/medicaid. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND what does that mean? It means poor people can still take free health care, while doctors make more money. All it does it increase health care costs.
- Tittes