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I hope and pray you find a great heart doc nearby and soon.
Try finding a cancer clinic where foreign born doctors are not majority. Cancer treatments is a booming lucrative business. My cancer patient wife was billed $32k to 37k every MONTH from 2017-2023. Without Medicare advantage insurance we would be flat broke.
Pediatric cardiology.
A growth specialty.
For some reason.
Some Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans do pay for non-emergency medical transportation. Original Medicare does not.
Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba (the most likely countries for Hispanic doctors in Florida) also suffer from low birth rates (as seen in the US, Canada, China, etc).
Some of the Hispanic doctors in Florida likely have families that have been in the US for decades if not centuries.
Now why there are foreign doctors could be tied to the highly expensive education system we have in the United States. It’s much less expensive to be trained overseas and there’s not enormous debt associated with it.
I’ve known students who opted for medical/dental/veterinary school in other countries for this exact reason.
Deliberate
Intentional
Exclusionary
Go to any hospital and you wont find many white people at any level. If you do they are likely to be obese nose ringed blue hairs.
Sorry, can’t help with the question, but prayers up for the Mrs. and you. Hope you find a good cardiologist soon.
I live in NYS and haven’t been able to see a doc except for a procedure in years.
You might try your primary care providers. If you’re church goers, minister and fellow congregants.
Try your pharmacist, any physical therapists you have had. Any other health care provider friends and family.
But excellent care for your wife is what’s needed.
If a well trained foreign born doctor can provide it, you should consider that provider.
We’ll keep you both in our prayers in the meantime.
The Japanese discovered a great anti-clot supplement.
Nattō is a strong smelling dish made of fermented whole soy beans. The fermentation produces a slime that contains “nattokinase”, an ingredient that safely ‘cleans your pipes’. It is the cat’s pajamas against blood clots. In powdered form it is odorless and tasteless, and inexpensive.
High dose is key: One large study found that a high dose of 10,800 FU/day over 12 months was effective, while lower doses of 3,600 FU/day were not. A typical pill containing the powder ia 4,000 FU.
Praying for you and THAT is an interesting question. Hope someone can find an answer. I suspect the money trail will lead us to an answer.
When my parents reached their late 80s, early 90s, it seemed like the medical industry stopped caring in a big way. They were nice sometimes etc... but it seems like people are put into a type of informal palliative care system.
Follow the money is my guess.
Depending on your insurance situation, have you looked at other hospital systems, specifically target a hospital that performs the most cardiac procedures in your area.
I had open heart surgery about 1.5 years ago and I live in Jacksonville, FL, I was referred to Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville, which is the largest Hospital group in Jacksonville with the most cardiologists on staff, leading up to my surgery, I did see a couple of foreign cardiologists, I also saw American cardiologists and my surgeon was American born.
My SIL has Afib and recently had an ablation done at the Mayo Clinic here in Jacksonville, she was treated by multiple cardiologists before the procedure all of them American to my knowledge.
Based on my personal experience, I would not let any hospital treat me for a heart problem, I would always choose the hospital that treats the most heart patients, simply because of the range of issues they treat plus the experienced surgeons they have on staff, many have done thousands of heart operations.
The answer starts with “M” and ends with “Y”.
Malpractice lawsuits
For some reason this reminds me of an article I read here some time ago from a Freeper who attended some university/college/trade school graduation and he noticed that all the graduates in medical coding were Muslim. All of them. Almost as if that field of education was targeted ... one can come to several conclusions about the why.
Unfortunately, I do not have an answer to your question but I can offer some potentially helpful advise. Look into a device called a “Watchman” to help reduce the risk of future blood clots from her A-fib condition.
I don’t like having to ask but WHO was her original cardiologist and where? She had to have one who diagnosed her with A Fib to begin with. Did you move away from her original doctor?
It’s a pistol facing these problems and I can empathize with you. These problems all seem to come at the same time. I sometimes say I wish they had come when we were younger and better able to handle them.
I wish the best for you and your wife.