Doctors Join Limbaugh Case

Insight Magazine ^ | 01-23-04 | Les Kjos

[Mamzelle]

There are docs in FR, and the temptation to be impressed when Mr. Important walks through your door is hard to resist. All the nurses wanting autographs and all.

The Rush case was something of a revelation even to the informed. "You mean he can't legally lie to me for drugs?" is a question being heard in break rooms across the country. Now the potential to take the patients to task for their predations is happening in the committee meetings.

This also has something to do with your rights.

[Prodigal Son]

And a prosecutor's job is to punish those who have broken the law.

You'll get no argument from me there.

Alcohol is a self prescribed, over the counter mediation. It's something to think about.

A libertarian looks at a doctor as being someone with specific skills and knowledge that one makes a business arrangement with. A socialist thinks of a doctor as a form of slave who must provide these skills/knowledge on demand- regardless of compensation.

In a free society, a person eats whatever he wants to eat. If it happens to be five bottles of sleeping pills- that's his problem, not mine. A doctor in a free society would trade his skills on his terms- not the State's. If he chose to be a prescriber of happy pills, so be it. If he chose to tell the Rush's of this world 'I think you're addicted and I won't do business with you' so be that.

It isn't my concern what Rush Limbaugh puts in his mouth.

[Mamzelle]

re: Most hospitals should get rid of their Emergency Rooms.)))

Do you realize that almost all hospitals in almost all states can divest themselves of their emergency departments if they choose to do so?

It's under discussion, I can assure you.

[xzins]

The doctors are correct.

If I want a second opinion, I have to -- surprise -- go to different doctors.

If I want an unbiased 2nd opinion -- I should NOT tell them what other doctors have said.

I treat auto mechanics the same way.

Maybe there's a law against "mechanic shopping"..so I can beat the air bag spy-apparatus..I'd better be careful what I say.

[Land of the Free 04]

I'm suggesting that others seem to think so.

[GigaDittos]

I suppose your microphones were there. /sarcasm

[Prodigal Son]

I'm suggesting that others seem to think so.

That others seem to think what?

[veronica]

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. A Voice for Private Physicians Since 1943

"The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a non-partisan professional association of physicians in all types of practices and specialties across the country. Since 1943, AAPS has been dedicated to the highest ethical standards of the Oath of Hippocrates and to preserving the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship and the practice of private medicine. Our motto, "omnia pro aegroto" means "all for the patient."

PS - I certainly hope you are not a health care worker.

[Prodigal Son]

mediation = medication

[GigaDittos]

I was just thinking that if Rush goes to jail, he could still broadcast right? I mean as long as he is here, it doesn't matter where here is, right?

[Land of the Free 04]

To think that Rush isn't an ordinary citizen.

[Mamzelle]

(shrug)--Any org can make a high-sounding name for itself. Generally, the physicians groups work out well for physicians who are tired of the clinic and want to try their hand at advocacy.

Do you trust the AMA, much less a less-recognized organization? Certainly a conservative should take a dim view of advocacy groups since most of them work out to be leftwing--like Rush's new involvement with the ACLU, which crossed my eyes. Surely he can afford his own civil rights atties?!?

But I plan to peruse Guidestar.org and see what I learn.

[GigaDittos]

I think my physician is a member of that group that asks their patients if there is firearm in their home. He asks me this every year, and I just want to slam him. But I don't want to get into a political argument during my checkup, know what I mean?

[Mamzelle]

That was an idea first put out by the pediatricians' licensing org--a bunch of profound weanies--you might try asking the doc if he's asking *you* because he's being regulated into doing so by his governing board.

Didn't know it had spread past the pedes.

Could be he's packin' too...'

[skinkinthegrass]

I still haven't figured out what business it is of the State which pills Mr Limbaugh takes.

IMHO...its' Mrs. William Jefferson Blight Clinton's who is pushing this case, the Palm Beach D.A. is her proxy...(her sock-puppet...her stooge.) and he was really too stupid to realize this.

The D.A. has really "stepped in it" this time, He can't pull out of the the case, without showing how stupid he/his office (in showing how ineffective and the pol. corruption) has been.

This case will be his political downfall...this is only the latest battle between "the EVIL *itch" and RUSH...of course, the D.A. shall dispute any political reasons for going after RUSH...He'll think twice, now....before doing anymore political favors for "the EVIL *itch".

[GigaDittos]

Packing too....not chance, he wears a bow tie, a sure sign of being liberal.

[GigaDittos]

Hey, don't forget Janet Reno.

[Mamzelle]

Don't take a bow tie on a doc as a liberal marker. You see, those longer ties dip into the blood.

That's why you see so many bow ties on docs. They're trying to look professional, but the ends of their ties get bloody. Also, those ties are snapons so that the crazy patients can't strangle them.

And the docs' and nurses' and ancillary orgs are the most frustrating things...you can start a group trying to effect a common-sense change, but you can only get people to do this kind of advocacy work who are willing and eager to give up treating patients!!

Then, whattaya know, they're suddenly doing cocktails and tea parties with Hillary and passing more balls-and-chains laws to drive you crazy. Grrr.

[BluSky]

Like so many regulations, it is designed to make a criminal out of whoever the powers want to see criminalized. by Mamzelle

It looks like the prosecution is "evidence shopping", because they can't find any the normal way. by GigaDittos

Thank you.

Both your answers are revealing in that the envelope can and will be pushed in Rush’s litigation.

Does shed some light on my earlier question (Post #30). Prosecuters will stop at nothing to indict Rush – even to cross over the bounds of the laws. Surprise Surprise.

Federal HIPAA laws are in place that prevent a person's medical records from becoming public disclosure and this is, I believe, a portion of the defenses argument. Rush has this law on his side.

[DumpsterDiver]

There are some threads about HIPAA at the following link. Maybe there's an answer to your questions there.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/keyword/HIPAA