tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828330400342145978.post6259316583245103960..comments2023-06-07T09:01:34.925-04:00Comments on Coca's Nuts: Five bucks with change to spareCocameisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521527048878256556noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828330400342145978.post-87325973801430491512008-11-21T14:24:00.000-05:002008-11-21T14:24:00.000-05:00I know this has nothing to do with GNR but for tho...I know this has nothing to do with GNR but for those of you interested in the healthcare crisis...<BR/>Here is Senator Baucus' white paper calling for healthcare reform released last week and a white paper released by the ACP (which is very much in line with Senator Baucus' sentiments). Both very interesting if you ask me. <BR/><BR/>Baucus: http://finance.senate.gov/healthreform2009/home.html<BR/><BR/>ACP: http://www.acponline.org/advocacy/where_we_stand/policy/primary_shortage.pdfJeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457844283896844942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828330400342145978.post-43691434350104565952008-11-20T20:23:00.000-05:002008-11-20T20:23:00.000-05:00I'm sure noone cares about this but I can't help m...I'm sure noone cares about this but I can't help myself...In the words of a very eloquent colleague, OH MY F$#!ING SH*T! THE NEW GNR IS COMING OUT ON SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! I've heard 10 songs from it already. Took a while to warm up to it but it's grown on me. Axl alone does not GNR make, sadly. <BR/><BR/>So I doubt anyone on the blog does care about it, but in the spirit of easing economic hardship, you can get a free Dr. Pepper b/c the album is actually coming out this year! Apparantly Dr. Pepper promised this and you can get a voucher thru their website for those first 24h.<BR/><BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_en_mu/guns_n_roses_dr_pepperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828330400342145978.post-78739692184955031672008-11-20T08:31:00.000-05:002008-11-20T08:31:00.000-05:00I prefer phrenologists, myself.I prefer phrenologists, myself.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566587212463385794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828330400342145978.post-78507650717623596582008-11-19T16:55:00.000-05:002008-11-19T16:55:00.000-05:00Part of the primary care solution may be that peop...Part of the primary care solution may be that people don't need pimary care 'docs' and can do fine w/ an NP or PA. Some patients feel like they're being short-changed, some don't care and some might prefer a 'mid-level' if it meant quicker referral to specialty care. Because we all know those nephrologists can fix anything.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060719449030959357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828330400342145978.post-77181386223146617262008-11-19T08:26:00.000-05:002008-11-19T08:26:00.000-05:00In general, I agree with the economic Darwinism co...In general, I agree with the economic Darwinism concept, and we should just let it play out. Everything you said is correct (i.e., we can't help everybody and it was their fault). The only reason why I even suggest a bailout/loan is for the greater good and possible net effect. And those companies and CEOs should be punished for their follies. <BR/><BR/>However, in reality, $25 billion is a drop in the bucket compared to what we have spent fighting in Iraq! Imagine if we still had those trillions of dollars so we could tackle more domestic issues!Cocameisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521527048878256556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828330400342145978.post-34762168980749172162008-11-19T08:14:00.000-05:002008-11-19T08:14:00.000-05:00Health care is too hefty a topic for me to tackle,...Health care is too hefty a topic for me to tackle, esp since I didn't choose primary care. Although, I will say that even in a subspecialty clinic, you take on more of the primary care responsibilities b/c patients can't get to see their PC docs for so long at the VA<BR/><BR/>As for the bailouts upon bailouts, I don't understand where we draw the line. It's true, this economic crisis is global and far-reaching. But with so many of these large corporations running into trouble, we can't help them all. And frankly, this is the realm where the free markets only judge the fate of these companies. I am very disappointed for all these bailouts. I'm sorry for the employees who would be punished by their employers' poor mgmt but I don't see how we can cont to bail them all out...esp the US automakers. They have been greedy and short-sighted for decades with no vision for the future. We should allow economic Darwinism play itself out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828330400342145978.post-65532294317013704282008-11-19T07:45:00.000-05:002008-11-19T07:45:00.000-05:00Not only are primary care physicians leaving prima...Not only are primary care physicians leaving primary care but medical students are not going into primary care. National numbers are down by over 50% of students choosing a career in Internal Medicine. At a Yale, the Chair of the Dept of Medicine hosts all the people going into medicine over to his house for dinner. There were only 22 people there out of over 150 people. Additionally, Chase clinic, one of only three clinics in Waterbury that accepts state insurance and payment plans, is no longer accepting new patients for an indefinate period of time. This is a crisis and something needs to be done about it. There was even a recent NY times article that said even vets are having trouble getting PC docs at the VA because of incredibly long wait times.Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457844283896844942noreply@blogger.com