[End The Hypocrisy]

>>>If you want the very best in diagnosis come to America... If you want the very best care..go to Europe..<<<

I have heard from academics on a few occasions that the more doctors there are, the more supposed ailments supposedly exist which are suddenly diagnosed as being "urgent" health problems. But that was back before HMOs and insurance rationing (or discontinuation) came about and made such self-aggrandizing practices less lucrative. While I think there should be more doctors (as long as they're COMPETENT), I wouldn't want to see the emergence of more supposed ailments that we're shamed into thinking we're too poor to be able to treat. It's fine if doctors want to laugh their way to the bank, golf course, and riviera....as long as there are plenty of other doctors who can gladly service angry customers like us. Right now there's so little competition it's a joke (except to Americans, who are only starting to wake up).

[Marysecretary]

I believe HMO's have been a large part of why young men and women don't continue or don't go into medicine as a profession. They can't get paid like they used to. Remember when a doctor's visit was $5.00??? I do! thought it was terrible when it went up to $10.00! How naive I was then.