Is Cheap & Rushed Medical Care Effective in the Long Run?
• If you need your ear membranes checked you can use your insurance and get good care. Good ENT’s can check these out well in 60 seconds. I struggle to do poorly in four minutes. • If you need a pelvic exam and a Pap smear or a prostate exam, you can have this done well in minutes and can use your insurance. • If you need someone to check out for lungs and heart beat pattern, an internist or family doctor can do well in 60 seconds. If you want time to discuss full details and many questions. Usually, with medical time, you get what you pay for. I do not mean to be harsh, but your doctor is not your mother or father — due to massive overhead, they cannot show love and care chronically with long appointments unless you pay for it. And if they take insurance, they usually lose income the longer they spend with you. • Nationally, I find the best people who combine mood care, hormones, nutrition, environmental toxicology medicine with advanced preventive medicine are fee for service.
