[Brilliant]

The number one thing we can do to improve our health care system is increase the number of doctors.

[taxcontrol]

Why anyone would WANT to become a doctor... I have no idea.

[ExSES]

The number one thing we can do to improve our health care system is increase the number of doctors.

Obviously, the number two thing we can do to improve our health care system is DECREASE THE NUMBER OF LAWYERS!

[bmwcyle]

you are correct!

[avile]

Why not open the floodgates to doctors of any third world country despite the quality of their medical schools.
they can start out as residents in the lesser teaching hospitals and then stay on.
they can then take care of medicare patients and network with their fellow immigrants.
they can consult each other and do unnecessary procedures at taxpayers expense.
An elderly patient who comes in for a gall bladder resection , can have a cardiac consult (of course by the cousin of her primary care doc), a gi consult -and get scoped at both ends -by a cousin- etc. etc.
NAH! it could nevr happen here!

[Petey139]

Why am I not suprised. Being a doctor is a huge commitment, Alot of schooling dedication. Why be a doctor when you can be a lawyer, accountant or get into manual labor and earn the same wages.

Plus with all the liabilities and the pressure in this domain it's not easy. C'mon in the middle of an operation you just can't take a break and it take hours of non stop labor.

[Millicent_Hornswaggle]

Not really. People need to know how to use the doctor wisely. Also, if we cut down on the number of people the doctors are forced to see, ie, welfare and illegal immigrants, who fail to pay, doctors would be more prone to hang around.

[Mom MD]

and decrease the number of lawyers

[Larry Lucido]

Who needs doctors when you have Tor?

[MinuteGal]

I recently had surgery. I live in Florida but I had the operation performed in a Chicago suburb where I'm from. There's plenty of doctors where I live here on the Gulf coast. Half hardly speak English and the other half just got off the boat.

The question is, "What do you take when you're sick in Florida"....the answer is, "The first plane north."

Leni

[dakine]

How long before TS is mentioned....?

[Fishing-guy]

Isn't Florida one of those high liability states?

[petkus]

The good Doctors don't want to come to Florida because they will have deal with the Illegals who do not pay for their medical services but will sue you for malpractice!