tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622074794036937969.post7131939279624017115..comments2024-03-20T13:40:31.330-04:00Comments on THE PAINED LIFE, 30 years, and counting, of living with chronic pain: YOUR DOC. WHAT, AND WHO, SHOULD DETERMINE HIS PAY?carol levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436295608962472880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622074794036937969.post-52370167767137731052012-02-01T12:55:37.519-05:002012-02-01T12:55:37.519-05:00Anonymous, you make a good point. At least with th...Anonymous, you make a good point. At least with this medicare/medicaid proposal we know what the criteria is for docs getting psid. We really don;t know why non gov't makes the decisions they do.<br />(I was just refused insurance because of my stimulator (considered pre existing) When I tried to find out why the woman who made the decion, their underwriter, hung up on me.carol levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436295608962472880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622074794036937969.post-67579796272687238892012-02-01T12:31:28.894-05:002012-02-01T12:31:28.894-05:00Does make it harder, although medical language spe...Does make it harder, although medical language speaking docs can be just as bad (:carol levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436295608962472880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622074794036937969.post-52713125327286778702012-01-29T07:30:46.059-05:002012-01-29T07:30:46.059-05:00id say bedside manner rates up there... i had terr...id say bedside manner rates up there... i had terrible bedside manner once when i was in japan... though i think that was due to the language barrier... X_XJeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622074794036937969.post-72346080325863460032012-01-29T05:06:53.124-05:002012-01-29T05:06:53.124-05:00I agree with virtually all said above. What is mis...I agree with virtually all said above. What is missing from all the discussions I have seen is a more sinister side that does not involve the patients directly: The practice of regulations and insurance companies financially penalizing doctors because they "don't like" what the doctor is doing....without regards to the impact on the patient. Believe me, there are financial penalties, huge ones, for very rare doctors who specialize in treating and managing patients with chronic intractable pain!<br /><br />Bottom line: We need a medical care reimbursement system that rewards doctors for good quality work, but one inwhic the PATIENT is a vital team member and not the raw material or poker chip in the game of doctor-insurance production line or poker game!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com