tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post6127414200449649813..comments2023-10-15T08:15:46.205-04:00Comments on Mike's Eyes (Spotted By): Affordable Health Care AttackedMichael Neibelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-43162545660948187722007-09-27T23:17:00.000-04:002007-09-27T23:17:00.000-04:00Lori:Yes I was quoting the article. I should have ...Lori:<BR/>Yes I was quoting the article. I should have made my own evaluation of the pros and cons clearer. I have high respect for nurse practioners and physician's assistants and I want to thank you for letting me and my readers know what kind of training such professionals undergo. I agree completely that such professions should not have been listed under "disadvantages."Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-60054534361268056112007-09-27T23:06:00.000-04:002007-09-27T23:06:00.000-04:00This comment was moved from another post where it ...This comment was moved from another post where it was accidentally placed.<BR/><BR/>Lori said... <BR/>You say a disadvantage to retail clinics is that they are staffed by nurse practitioners or physician's assistants. I realize you are quoting the article, but are you familiar with what it takes to become a nurse practitioner? I do--I am in a program now; we are tested at the same level as medical students and held to the same expectations. We even attend many of the same lectures and have the same clinical experiences. We can specialize just like doctors. When we graduate and pass our national certification exams, we are expected to perform as well as our doctor counterparts do--in whatever specialty we are in.<BR/>In other words, it is not a disadvantage that nurse practitioners staff these clinics!Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-18409989056588100962007-08-30T22:15:00.000-04:002007-08-30T22:15:00.000-04:00Myrhaf:I'll be looking forward to that post.Myrhaf:<BR/>I'll be looking forward to that post.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-72388519328539622782007-08-30T18:42:00.000-04:002007-08-30T18:42:00.000-04:00When I get a free moment, I will blog about this p...When I get a free moment, I will blog about this post and look at the ways government interferes with the free market in health care. Most people are unaware of how government has hampered health care, so when they look at the current crisis, like Michael Moore they want <I>more government</I> -- they want more of that which caused the crisis!Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-40265362028332906422007-08-30T10:30:00.000-04:002007-08-30T10:30:00.000-04:00SN and GB: I agree completely. The AMA is a union ...SN and GB: I agree completely. The AMA is a union and doesn't like competition. These clinics are a good example of private enterprise filling an economic demand when free to do so. <BR/><BR/>I don't think it will help much but I'll write a few letters to my Reps and an LTE to the papers.<BR/><BR/>If anything, what these clinics offer to the public should be expanded, not limited.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-62479480126736994882007-08-29T22:53:00.000-04:002007-08-29T22:53:00.000-04:00I concur with softwarenerd. The AMA's sole concer...I concur with softwarenerd. The AMA's sole concern is with preventing competition.<BR/><BR/>I like the entire concept behind the clinics. Going to a doctor for a prescription for an antibiotic is an extremely inefficient waste of time and money. The doctor is over-qualified to provide that; years of medical school are not necessary to issue a drug that I can buy over-the-counter in Mexico. It is also a tremendous waste of time having to visit a doctor for something so minor.<BR/><BR/>The same argument applies to getting flu vaccines and all the rest.<BR/><BR/>The AMA will do their best to protect their turf, but this is an unprincipled losing battle. Since these regulations are enacted state-by-state, the walk-in clinics will simply open up where they are permitted and then pressure the other states banning them to open up.<BR/><BR/>I predict that these clinics will spread to nearly all states within 10 years. The AMA will lose this one.<BR/><BR/>Anyone have any good stock recommendations for this sector?<BR/><BR/>-GBGalileo Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592692929747610846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-36133726121293871532007-08-29T10:55:00.000-04:002007-08-29T10:55:00.000-04:00The AMA is one of the country's influential unions...The AMA is one of the country's influential unions. They might yet be able to squeeze this good development.SNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953992447839442060noreply@blogger.com