Casting Call
It's certainly been a while since my last post and I apologize for falling off the face of the earth! Procastinating can be quite a slippery slope. Actually, things have been very hectic for me lately and unfortunately my blogging was sacrificed as a result.
This post is a writers casting call. I'm looking for some help from my readers. Any ideas that you'd like to discuss? The state of the healthcare system is very precarious these days, where do you think it's going? I'm curious to see if a new administration might really make a difference as has been claimed.
So this is the soap-box, open-mic offering. Feel free to respond to my emails or post any thoughts that have been on your minds lately. I'd love to stir up the pot a little bit; you readers always have such enlightening insight.
I would be especially excited if anyone would like to do some guest-writing as well. Any musings that you've got - let's share!!! I've got a nice-sized audience with wonderful readers, so you could really get your thoughts out there.
Thank you, I hope this finds you all very well.
posted by Anne @ 11:29 AM
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2 Comments:
I'd be very interested to hear some support for the assertion that the health system is precarious. Contrary to pundit opinion, Americans get better health care than almost all the people in Asia, eastern Europe, the African continent and South America. That's most of the people in the world. And, it's not teetering on the brink, either.
In response to the comment:
I've been in practice administration for over 20 years.
Over the last 5, there has been a rising level of tension regarding the sustainability of the old model.
The mood in primary care is especially gloomy. There is a feeling of pressure to see more patients every day. Fees are stagnant for the most part, while costs march upwards. We can and should increase productivity, frequently by adapting new technology. But this doesn't do much to change the direction or the mood.
Concomitantly, the supply of primary care doctors has dwindled. It must be clear to those in medical school that the career does not hold the promise it used to.
It does not help to hear the dire stories about health care funding at the national level.
I can foresee a different model in the future, and it may work well, too. In the meantime, the mood is very sour.
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