A Collection of Problems with the US Health Care System

RN. New Jersey. Statement 10044.

Categories: Health Care Professional Statements

I just don’t think that there are enough doctors anymore. I work in an ER and when the patients leave I know it could take months for them to see a specialist, not because they are waiting for approval from…

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Police Officer. California. Statement 10037.

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Police and EMTs are usually first on the scene of an accident, and the first thing they do is remove the victim?s seat belt.

Accident victims are often disoriented or unconscious and it is crucial to bring them the proper medical…

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Counselor. South Carolina. Statement 10035.

Categories: Health Care Professional Statements

I have worked in the counseling profession for many years and keep coming across the same problem. This is simply a person with no insurance and little or no money in need of a surgery however he or she must…

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Nurse. Statement 10022.

Categories: Health Care Professional Statements

I am seeing something that disturbs me a great deal. I’m not high in the hospital pecking order or chain of command, but I have been working in the field of health care for 30 years. I believe there is…

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Physician. California. Statement 10010.

Categories: Health Care Professional Statements

A major problem in American Medicine is the managed care concept of “medical necessity”…always used against the patient…s/he gets the insurance coverage in good faith, believes that s/he is protected, and finds that “medical necessity” is used to deny care.…

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Physician. Texas. Statement 10006.

Categories: Health Care Professional Statements

In my area there are no HMOs, just PPOs.

I’ve found many patients will switch to a doctor in the network rather than going to a doctor they had seen before and either their insurance was changed or the doctor dropped…

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Health Care Management Consultant. Oregon. Statement 10021.

Categories: Health Care Professional Statements

Proponents of a universal single payer healthcare system in the U.S. tend to believe that healthcare is a human right, not a commodity. I agree. We would never allow our law enforcement, highway, judicial, water, and innumerable other public services…

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