tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post5907941104676942557..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: The Old Timey Family DoctorPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-36301556973929931882012-02-14T14:57:17.570-05:002012-02-14T14:57:17.570-05:00I called to book my annual physical in November .....I called to book my annual physical in November ... the first available appointment was March 30!!Teena in Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-71340900040505592992012-02-11T14:57:04.416-05:002012-02-11T14:57:04.416-05:00Sassy Lassies Vintage Life--I miss the idea of doc...Sassy Lassies Vintage Life--I miss the idea of doctor house calls. <br /><br />dryheat45, thanks for summing up the decline of the American health care system for us. It's all about greed and how much insurance companies (and some doctors) can make today. <br /><br />Retro Hound--WTF! That's what I'm talking about, 3 lousy stitches?<br /><br />42N--few things worse than having to wait, especially when you're feeling under the weather. <br /><br />LaraAnn--2 and a half hours should be unacceptable! I'm sorry you had to wait that long.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-53843163087959188532012-02-10T05:04:21.364-05:002012-02-10T05:04:21.364-05:00I was sorry to hear about that extremely long wait...I was sorry to hear about that extremely long wait of your mom's. It always annoys me when we've had to spend such a long time waiting in the ER which I've taken mom to many times over the past 25 years and sometimes the place isn't even that busy. One recent doctor's office visit was 2 and a half hours and most of that was waiting time. It is ridiculous that your mom had to go to a specialist just for that shot. The current state of medical care in this country is pretty sad and it just seems to keep getting worse. Old time doctors certainly do sound nice.LaraAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460415207474314306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-66251864157613619322012-02-08T20:24:40.479-05:002012-02-08T20:24:40.479-05:00I recall doctors who came to the house up until th...I recall doctors who came to the house up until the mid-1960s. After that no matter how sick we were it was off to the car, drive to a waiting room, cough and hack up in the waiting room, then examined. Progress.42Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655107378533032598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-59382642019448509712012-02-08T19:44:04.279-05:002012-02-08T19:44:04.279-05:00Our kids doctor wouldn't even give one of my s...Our kids doctor wouldn't even give one of my sons 3 stitches in his finger. We had to go to the hospital. For 3 stitches! Ridiculous.Retro Houndhttp://www.retrohound.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-78330616311593959212012-02-08T10:15:30.209-05:002012-02-08T10:15:30.209-05:00I also grew up in a rural community with one docto...I also grew up in a rural community with one doctor (think Doc Hollywood) who not only would come to your house if you were too ill to come yourself, he was a entrepenuer and a philanthropist; he would buy into your start-up if he saw the potential for growth, and would let you buy back his share when the business grew. He bought the land and installed the equipment for a neighborhood playground and an arcade (including a bucking barrel, it occurred to no one that the liablity could be great from an injury). He was a great guy, well loved and sorely missed when he died.<br />Starting in the '60s with the Great Society and the intrusion of the government into medicine, the government set the pay scale for services with Medicare. Doctors being human, saw the potential for gaming these rates and the monetary gain for specializing in the higher ended pay scales. Now enter the lawyers, seeing a buck to be made with liability insurance claims against doctors. I worked for a company that made spineboards that had to carry a $4M liability policy because of the blood sucking LAWyas propensity to sue anyone and everyone for an injury claim. We never lost in court, but the cost of maintaining that policy added to operating expenses which are passed on to the customer. Add in the expense of a medical degree, typically $200K, who can afford to be a doctor, much less a country one? The PA (physicians assistant) is more likely to work these areas now, but I hear the same lament of long waits and denied care because "your insurance doesn't cover it". We have witnessed the end of an era I'm afraid.dryheat45noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-74083784091331208512012-02-08T08:34:54.864-05:002012-02-08T08:34:54.864-05:00I grew up with a family doc, who still made house ...I grew up with a family doc, who still made house calls if we were too sick to make it to his office. Having just spent the past month dealing with hospitals for my dad, I am both appalled and delighted. The system sucks!!!! The people (most of them) wonderful.Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.com