Comments on: How much uncompensated care do doctors provide? Less than zero. http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/12/17/how-much-uncompensated-care-do-doctors-provide-less-than-zero/ An unbiased look at today's health care issues Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Healthcare Economist · How do the Amish pay for medical care? http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/12/17/how-much-uncompensated-care-do-doctors-provide-less-than-zero/#comment-162369 Healthcare Economist · How do the Amish pay for medical care? Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:23:19 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/12/17/how-much-uncompensated-care-do-doctors-provide-less-than-zero/#comment-162369 [...] Further, since the Amish and Mennonite are uninsured, they actually pay more for medical care than would someone with private or public health insurance.  This phenomenon was documented in my “Uncompensated Care” post. [...] [...] Further, since the Amish and Mennonite are uninsured, they actually pay more for medical care than would someone with private or public health insurance.  This phenomenon was documented in my “Uncompensated Care” post. [...]

]]> By: DrBonis http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/12/17/how-much-uncompensated-care-do-doctors-provide-less-than-zero/#comment-123865 DrBonis Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:05:05 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/12/17/how-much-uncompensated-care-do-doctors-provide-less-than-zero/#comment-123865 You said: "Doctors are often perceived as benevolent professionals. They are hard-working individuals who extend their largesse by giving away free medical care to those in need." Well, some days ago I treated a patient that get ill during a flight. No body paid me an euro (nor the airlines compnay nor the patient). Curiously they ask for a doctor when the patient get ill. Curiously I paid 2 euros 30 minutes before to drink a Coke during the flight. I worked "for free". Why? Because as a medical doctor my ethics are in such a way. I could say: "ok, you feel sick, I am the only doctor in 3.000 miles... so how much dollars do you have in your pocket?". That is the "bussinesman" and "economist" way of thinking. But YES, doctors (the real doctors) are benevolent. I did not ask for money. They offered me a "Coke or coffe" after treating the patient. I said: "no thanks, I have just bought one 30 minutos ago". You can see the full story at: http://gofiococido.blogspot.com/2007/12/polivalencia-10000-metros-de-altura.html You said: “Doctors are often perceived as benevolent professionals. They are hard-working individuals who extend their largesse by giving away free medical care to those in need.”

Well, some days ago I treated a patient that get ill during a flight. No body paid me an euro (nor the airlines compnay nor the patient). Curiously they ask for a doctor when the patient get ill. Curiously I paid 2 euros 30 minutes before to drink a Coke during the flight.

I worked “for free”. Why? Because as a medical doctor my ethics are in such a way. I could say: “ok, you feel sick, I am the only doctor in 3.000 miles… so how much dollars do you have in your pocket?”. That is the “bussinesman” and “economist” way of thinking.

But YES, doctors (the real doctors) are benevolent. I did not ask for money. They offered me a “Coke or coffe” after treating the patient. I said: “no thanks, I have just bought one 30 minutos ago”.

You can see the full story at:

http://gofiococido.blogspot.com/2007/12/polivalencia-10000-metros-de-altura.html

]]> By: Less than zero « The Everyday Economist http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/12/17/how-much-uncompensated-care-do-doctors-provide-less-than-zero/#comment-119948 Less than zero « The Everyday Economist Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:10:53 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/12/17/how-much-uncompensated-care-do-doctors-provide-less-than-zero/#comment-119948 [...] than zero From the Healthcare Economist: A recent Journal of Health Economics article by Gruber and Rodriguez concludes that these figures [...] [...] than zero From the Healthcare Economist: A recent Journal of Health Economics article by Gruber and Rodriguez concludes that these figures [...]

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