Re: I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.
The storm is coming and we all have no clue the magnitude of it. The people that can pay now will continue to pay and the ones that can't or won't will still not be able to contribute (except to the debt of healthcare). Doctors will continue to order exorbitant tests to cover their butts from lawsuits. Example, person that comes to ER 50 times a year for abd pain will always get the full meal deal work up because the one time its not done and they actually have something wrong they win the lawsuit lottery. Every chest pain over age 45 (some younger) regardless of tests being negative will be admitted to be precautionary. As long as the liabilty of the doctors are high they will protect themselves, it we make them less liable then we have to worry about quality of care standards.
Preventative care will help if people actually go to visits and try to take better care of themselves. However, I still see people that say that can't get to walmart for the "free" antibiotic but they can afford the daily 6 pack beer and their smokes. The cost to try and overhaul the healthcare system will come at a price to all of us there really is no way to avoid it, higher taxes (instituted slowly to make Obama look good), perhaps lower pay to medical personnel, higher insurance premiums for the haves to cover the have nots. I honestly think they should start with overhauling present programs and weed out the fradulent advantage takers. How many are on disability collecting a check and can work? I see alot of young people on disability these days and while some may be legit I would venture to say some are not, they should be working and supporting the system. Healthcare is definately broke and we do need reform, but you can't spend trillions of dollars and not expect our personal bottom lines to change.
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