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I think you have been too-well propagandized by doctor shows on TV. Medicine still needs a qualimetrics revolution. It is still a medieval craft, not a science or even properly a profession. "Managed care" was supposed to bring quality control to medicine but it has been a fiasco, and has probably made a bad situation worse.

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Umm, actually I watch very little TV. What, did you see a problem with my logic? Do you have a clear explanation for their mushy classifications? Can you propose a plan that would prevent 100% of seriously ill people from dying as these people seem to expect we should be able to? Can you explain why you say it is "not a science or even properly a profession"? Do you read many medical or pharmaceutical journals? What is your profession?

I do agree managed care is a bad idea. :D