Comments on: How much uncompensated care do doctors provide? Less than zero.

By: Make Money off of the Uninsured

Make Money off of the Uninsured — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:48:38 +0000

[...] health care (and hence need to be subsidized by the American taxpayer). Much to my surprise, the blog Healthcare Economist quotes from a paper from the Journal of Health Economics that finds that the uninsured in net might [...]

By: Healthcare Economist · How do the Amish pay for medical care?

Healthcare Economist · How do the Amish pay for medical care? — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:23:19 +0000

[...] 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

DrBonis — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:05:05 +0000

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

Less than zero « The Everyday Economist — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:10:53 +0000

[...] than zero From the Healthcare Economist: A recent Journal of Health Economics article by Gruber and Rodriguez concludes that these figures [...]