Health care?
Q. I just want to know what are some good questions about health care. My class require students to bring questions, I just don't want to ask stupid questions...please help.
Asked by jackiephitien - Tue Feb 27 15:38:08 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. what is the future of health care? what diseases do we need to be aware of? how do i stay healthy? where do i turn if a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness?
Answered by Bev M - Tue Feb 27 15:44:47 2007
Q. I just want to know what are some good questions about health care. My class require students to bring questions, I just don't want to ask stupid questions...please help.
Asked by jackiephitien - Tue Feb 27 15:38:08 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. what is the future of health care? what diseases do we need to be aware of? how do i stay healthy? where do i turn if a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness?
Answered by Bev M - Tue Feb 27 15:44:47 2007
What is more just: rationing health care based upon bureaucratic decisions or ability to pay?
Q. Both socialzed and free market health care ration health care. In socialized health care, care is rationed based upon bureaucratic decisions. In "free market" health care, care is rationed based upon the ability of the person to pay. Which is more just? Which is more just for a child?
Asked by C.S. - Mon Jul 20 22:48:54 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Depends on the perspective. The "socialized" (please use in quotation marks) perspective is that users of health care are the community as a whole; thus, 'just' is defined as minimizing the losing individuals. "Free market's" views are that the users are individuals or groups of individuals; thus, 'just' is defined as maximizing the number of individuals 'satisfied.' From both common political and ethical perspective, a child is often unable to contribute to the discussion of 'individuals to be lost' in "socialized health care" or 'user satisfaction' in the "free market." Given the assumptions that pediatric care is satisfactory for most children, "socialized health care" is more just because the intrinsic cost-of-life-saved would… [cont.]
Answered by James T - Tue Jul 21 01:28:18 2009
Q. Both socialzed and free market health care ration health care. In socialized health care, care is rationed based upon bureaucratic decisions. In "free market" health care, care is rationed based upon the ability of the person to pay. Which is more just? Which is more just for a child?
Asked by C.S. - Mon Jul 20 22:48:54 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Depends on the perspective. The "socialized" (please use in quotation marks) perspective is that users of health care are the community as a whole; thus, 'just' is defined as minimizing the losing individuals. "Free market's" views are that the users are individuals or groups of individuals; thus, 'just' is defined as maximizing the number of individuals 'satisfied.' From both common political and ethical perspective, a child is often unable to contribute to the discussion of 'individuals to be lost' in "socialized health care" or 'user satisfaction' in the "free market." Given the assumptions that pediatric care is satisfactory for most children, "socialized health care" is more just because the intrinsic cost-of-life-saved would… [cont.]
Answered by James T - Tue Jul 21 01:28:18 2009
How would health care reform effect doctors and patients in america?
Q. What are the pro's and cons for both doctors and patients... I like the quality of care that i receive now but the price of medical care is sickening & unaffordable to pretty much everyone. How would this effect health care? If you get to pick your own doctor how would this effect your treatment? How can our country realistically afford to pay for health care? Are taxes going to go up to pay for this which in the end is that even saving americans money? Give me some facts about this health care plan
Asked by Tabitha - Wed Aug 5 21:34:53 2009 - - 7 Answers - 1 Comments
A. What is going to happen is the Government is going to set the rates doctors can charge for services. Doctors cannot afford the rates so they will overbook people to get the most money they can so you will go to the Dr office and wait for several hours and maybe even have to return the next day. Dr groups will get bigger and overbooking will be even more and waiting will be longer. Just think of going to the Dr and there being 100 patients in the waiting room to see a Dr.
Answered by Thomas D - Thu Aug 6 08:52:02 2009
Q. What are the pro's and cons for both doctors and patients... I like the quality of care that i receive now but the price of medical care is sickening & unaffordable to pretty much everyone. How would this effect health care? If you get to pick your own doctor how would this effect your treatment? How can our country realistically afford to pay for health care? Are taxes going to go up to pay for this which in the end is that even saving americans money? Give me some facts about this health care plan
Asked by Tabitha - Wed Aug 5 21:34:53 2009 - - 7 Answers - 1 Comments
A. What is going to happen is the Government is going to set the rates doctors can charge for services. Doctors cannot afford the rates so they will overbook people to get the most money they can so you will go to the Dr office and wait for several hours and maybe even have to return the next day. Dr groups will get bigger and overbooking will be even more and waiting will be longer. Just think of going to the Dr and there being 100 patients in the waiting room to see a Dr.
Answered by Thomas D - Thu Aug 6 08:52:02 2009
Doesnt the health care industry already have enough incentives without Hillary giving them more?
Q. One Hillary supporter pointed out that Hillary's health care plan has "financial incentives" for the health care industry. Hasn't anyone noticed that health care costs are already growing at a double digit rate? Is health care so cheap we can afford her "financial incentives"? Is it not apparent that Hillary's campaign is already accepting money from health care companies who would benefit from her universal health care plan that is supposed to benefit the poor?
Asked by loyal - Fri Dec 14 09:14:31 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. In any plan made by Clinton the only financial incentives are to put money in her personal bank account.
Answered by Sherilynne B - Fri Dec 14 09:29:39 2007
Q. One Hillary supporter pointed out that Hillary's health care plan has "financial incentives" for the health care industry. Hasn't anyone noticed that health care costs are already growing at a double digit rate? Is health care so cheap we can afford her "financial incentives"? Is it not apparent that Hillary's campaign is already accepting money from health care companies who would benefit from her universal health care plan that is supposed to benefit the poor?
Asked by loyal - Fri Dec 14 09:14:31 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. In any plan made by Clinton the only financial incentives are to put money in her personal bank account.
Answered by Sherilynne B - Fri Dec 14 09:29:39 2007
Is the American health care system the best system on earth?
Q. I notice many of my fellow Americans admit there are problems with the US health care system-but they go on to add that the health care system in the US is 'superior' to all other health care systems on earth. Whaaat? I don't have health care-neither do 90% of my friends- I can't afford it- how is that superior to what they have in parts of Europe, where most citizens have coverage?
Asked by Toad Face - Sat Jun 23 15:26:00 2007 - - 9 Answers - 2 Comments
A. OMG...NO!!!
Answered by Cat?Eyes =^..^=? - Sat Jun 23 15:28:32 2007
Q. I notice many of my fellow Americans admit there are problems with the US health care system-but they go on to add that the health care system in the US is 'superior' to all other health care systems on earth. Whaaat? I don't have health care-neither do 90% of my friends- I can't afford it- how is that superior to what they have in parts of Europe, where most citizens have coverage?
Asked by Toad Face - Sat Jun 23 15:26:00 2007 - - 9 Answers - 2 Comments
A. OMG...NO!!!
Answered by Cat?Eyes =^..^=? - Sat Jun 23 15:28:32 2007
What do you think about health care from a morality perspective?
Q. I'm not referring to any individual health care bill or idea for reform. I'm talking only about the concept of health care itself. Do you believe a society that considers itself advanced has any moral obligations to care for the sick? Do you believe everyone should fend for themselves? If so, are you comfortable with the fact that while that means some abusers of the system (whatever that may be) will die, so too will some who are innocent?
Asked by Charles Veidt - Thu Jul 16 16:03:36 2009 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments
A. This is the very thing that differentiates a society from lone hunter-gatherers. The final evolutionary step that separated us from other animals was the development of agriculture. Before, it was "every primate for himself." People hunted and gathered food for themselves and their families. Those who couldn't, died. That's the fundamental rule of the animal kingdom. But the development of agriculture brought about an entirely new concept. Instead of simply feeding your family, people worked the land and shared it with the community, even those who were too weak to fend for themselves. Rather than dying, these individuals with weaker physical bodies who developed relying on their minds started developing literature, science, art,… [cont.]
Answered by sir_kristopher - Fri Jul 17 17:48:14 2009
Q. I'm not referring to any individual health care bill or idea for reform. I'm talking only about the concept of health care itself. Do you believe a society that considers itself advanced has any moral obligations to care for the sick? Do you believe everyone should fend for themselves? If so, are you comfortable with the fact that while that means some abusers of the system (whatever that may be) will die, so too will some who are innocent?
Asked by Charles Veidt - Thu Jul 16 16:03:36 2009 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments
A. This is the very thing that differentiates a society from lone hunter-gatherers. The final evolutionary step that separated us from other animals was the development of agriculture. Before, it was "every primate for himself." People hunted and gathered food for themselves and their families. Those who couldn't, died. That's the fundamental rule of the animal kingdom. But the development of agriculture brought about an entirely new concept. Instead of simply feeding your family, people worked the land and shared it with the community, even those who were too weak to fend for themselves. Rather than dying, these individuals with weaker physical bodies who developed relying on their minds started developing literature, science, art,… [cont.]
Answered by sir_kristopher - Fri Jul 17 17:48:14 2009
How does the current health care system in America work?
Q. I know there is a huge debate about universal health care and such on health care reform in America. But what is it that makes sparked this reform? How does the current system work and what it wrong with it? I'm trying to find the answers online, but I can't find anything that can answer my question. Thank you for all responses!
Asked by dumbbed down - Mon Feb 18 00:34:01 2008 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments
Q. I know there is a huge debate about universal health care and such on health care reform in America. But what is it that makes sparked this reform? How does the current system work and what it wrong with it? I'm trying to find the answers online, but I can't find anything that can answer my question. Thank you for all responses!
Asked by dumbbed down - Mon Feb 18 00:34:01 2008 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments
What happens to private health insurance companies if American health care is nationalized?
Q. Few would be willing to dish out for private coverage while they are receiving health care from government taxation. Would the private health industry perhaps dwindle down to a few big players and be forced to take a hit by improving coverage and care? I'm well aware health care won't be nationalized. I meant to indicate this is a hypothetical question.
Asked by bdunc295 - Sun Mar 15 14:08:51 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. ~~This is a mute point because Nationalized insurance is not in the works. All the government is proposing is an alternative for people who can't get employer based insurance to be able to buy directly from the same insurance that senators and congressmen get. Otherwise, business as usual for private insurance companies.~~
Answered by debijs - Sun Mar 15 17:43:33 2009
Q. Few would be willing to dish out for private coverage while they are receiving health care from government taxation. Would the private health industry perhaps dwindle down to a few big players and be forced to take a hit by improving coverage and care? I'm well aware health care won't be nationalized. I meant to indicate this is a hypothetical question.
Asked by bdunc295 - Sun Mar 15 14:08:51 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. ~~This is a mute point because Nationalized insurance is not in the works. All the government is proposing is an alternative for people who can't get employer based insurance to be able to buy directly from the same insurance that senators and congressmen get. Otherwise, business as usual for private insurance companies.~~
Answered by debijs - Sun Mar 15 17:43:33 2009
What do opponents of health care reform mean by choice?
Q. This is not a facetious question. I would like to know specifically what opponents of health care reform mean by wishing to preserve choice. This is not an invitation to explain (or rant!) why they think nationalized health care will stop choice, but how private health care provides them choice. If they care to also to explain how the present system offers choice for the 50 million who have no health care at all and how for those of us who do belong to HMOs have extremely limited choice as well, I'd appreciate it. Cheers.
Asked by blueevent47 - Sun Aug 9 18:26:13 2009 - - 5 Answers - 2 Comments
A. I'm happy to answer your question. The "choice" that opponents refer to is the ability to choose which insurance carrier (and therefore which HMO, if applicable) you select to provide your coverage. HR 3200 is an enemy of this choice because: 1. As President Obama reiterates, you may keep your carrier or keep your doctor. However, he does not reiterate that if you become dissatisfied with your provider, if you lose your job, if you change jobs, or if you move and have to change jobs, you must either go right to the government plan or pay an additional 2.5% in income tax. Additionally, those eligible for Medicare go right on Medicare. They lose the choice to decline. 2. Private health care provides choice in that citizens don't even have… [cont.]
Answered by teapartyer - Sun Aug 9 18:48:39 2009
Q. This is not a facetious question. I would like to know specifically what opponents of health care reform mean by wishing to preserve choice. This is not an invitation to explain (or rant!) why they think nationalized health care will stop choice, but how private health care provides them choice. If they care to also to explain how the present system offers choice for the 50 million who have no health care at all and how for those of us who do belong to HMOs have extremely limited choice as well, I'd appreciate it. Cheers.
Asked by blueevent47 - Sun Aug 9 18:26:13 2009 - - 5 Answers - 2 Comments
A. I'm happy to answer your question. The "choice" that opponents refer to is the ability to choose which insurance carrier (and therefore which HMO, if applicable) you select to provide your coverage. HR 3200 is an enemy of this choice because: 1. As President Obama reiterates, you may keep your carrier or keep your doctor. However, he does not reiterate that if you become dissatisfied with your provider, if you lose your job, if you change jobs, or if you move and have to change jobs, you must either go right to the government plan or pay an additional 2.5% in income tax. Additionally, those eligible for Medicare go right on Medicare. They lose the choice to decline. 2. Private health care provides choice in that citizens don't even have… [cont.]
Answered by teapartyer - Sun Aug 9 18:48:39 2009
What are some alternative ideas for health care reform?
Q. Since many people are in opposition to the health care reform that Obama is proposing, what are some alternative ideas to health care reform? If there really is a problem with our medical system, what are some other ways of fixing it besides creating one centralized insurance company?
Asked by Johnny - Fri Aug 14 15:39:25 2009 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Health care savings accounts are one big aspect of it. People have an account that is created from which they can draw when they need health care. Since they are put in charge of their health care, they become "informed shoppers" because they get to KEEP the money they save. Once doctors, hospitals, clinics, therapists, etc., must "compete" like a REAL business, costs will drop. Of course, we can't talk about REAL reform without talking about tort reform... something which is glaringly lacking in the current bill. Another (partial) solution is to make it possible for drugs to become generic faster. Let the government fund pharmaceutical research so the drug companies don't have the overhead they want to recoup once a drug is discovered.
Answered by kathy_is_a_nurse - Fri Aug 14 15:49:19 2009
Q. Since many people are in opposition to the health care reform that Obama is proposing, what are some alternative ideas to health care reform? If there really is a problem with our medical system, what are some other ways of fixing it besides creating one centralized insurance company?
Asked by Johnny - Fri Aug 14 15:39:25 2009 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Health care savings accounts are one big aspect of it. People have an account that is created from which they can draw when they need health care. Since they are put in charge of their health care, they become "informed shoppers" because they get to KEEP the money they save. Once doctors, hospitals, clinics, therapists, etc., must "compete" like a REAL business, costs will drop. Of course, we can't talk about REAL reform without talking about tort reform... something which is glaringly lacking in the current bill. Another (partial) solution is to make it possible for drugs to become generic faster. Let the government fund pharmaceutical research so the drug companies don't have the overhead they want to recoup once a drug is discovered.
Answered by kathy_is_a_nurse - Fri Aug 14 15:49:19 2009
Why does public health care work in some countries and not others?
Q. Does public health care really work in Canada? Does it really work in Sweden? Why will it or will it not work in the US. In my opinion Public Health only works in countries where the citizens really take care of themselves, and the system isn't loaded down where people suffer from self inflicted problems, cause by smoking or poor diet. I do believe I asked "WHY" is doesn't work. Not whether it works or not. I agree that Public HC doesn't work in Canada. Exellent answer Mommanuke!
Asked by loaded_n_ready - Mon Aug 17 12:17:24 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Name a country it works in? It doesn't work in Canada and my sister in law and her mother, who still lives there, can attest to that. It doesn't work in the UK. It doesn't work in Mexico. OK, I believe it may work in Sweden. Yeah, it's the fat smokers who cause the problems for public healthcare, not how it's run. Unbelievable!
Answered by goodluckwithhat - Mon Aug 17 12:21:16 2009
Q. Does public health care really work in Canada? Does it really work in Sweden? Why will it or will it not work in the US. In my opinion Public Health only works in countries where the citizens really take care of themselves, and the system isn't loaded down where people suffer from self inflicted problems, cause by smoking or poor diet. I do believe I asked "WHY" is doesn't work. Not whether it works or not. I agree that Public HC doesn't work in Canada. Exellent answer Mommanuke!
Asked by loaded_n_ready - Mon Aug 17 12:17:24 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Name a country it works in? It doesn't work in Canada and my sister in law and her mother, who still lives there, can attest to that. It doesn't work in the UK. It doesn't work in Mexico. OK, I believe it may work in Sweden. Yeah, it's the fat smokers who cause the problems for public healthcare, not how it's run. Unbelievable!
Answered by goodluckwithhat - Mon Aug 17 12:21:16 2009
What happens to health care when the baby boomers are gone? How long will it take? Will this mean less jobs?
Q. Debating on getting a degree in the health care field (DPT) and was wandering how long the boom will be for health care jobs? Will it be up for fifteen years and then crash, mass lay offs, businesses going under and so forth? Getting the full job out look.
Asked by wileymexican1 - Mon Jul 20 10:40:30 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Though the common consensus is that the US population will continue to grow, and thus so should the number of health care jobs. However, even if the US population should stablize, the complexity of health will continue to convolute due to technology, politics, etc. Thus, the number of jobs will also continue to grow as long as the number of people leaving the health care field > or = to people entering. Looking for a job? Consider health care job FIELDS where the above formula is true, such as technicians or nursing.
Answered by James T - Tue Jul 21 01:34:23 2009
Q. Debating on getting a degree in the health care field (DPT) and was wandering how long the boom will be for health care jobs? Will it be up for fifteen years and then crash, mass lay offs, businesses going under and so forth? Getting the full job out look.
Asked by wileymexican1 - Mon Jul 20 10:40:30 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Though the common consensus is that the US population will continue to grow, and thus so should the number of health care jobs. However, even if the US population should stablize, the complexity of health will continue to convolute due to technology, politics, etc. Thus, the number of jobs will also continue to grow as long as the number of people leaving the health care field > or = to people entering. Looking for a job? Consider health care job FIELDS where the above formula is true, such as technicians or nursing.
Answered by James T - Tue Jul 21 01:34:23 2009
How's your health care system and does it break your pockets to pay for Universal Health Care?
Q. I live in America and I think we should have the health programs you have, but people here say the health care is substandard and/or the taxes to provide such services seriously cripple the pocket? Is any of this true? Thanks.
Asked by Cesaria Barbarossa - Mon Dec 17 11:25:44 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Definitely not. I would say that on the whole our health care system is very fair and having seen Michael Moore's film 'Sicko', there is no comparison to be made between parts of America and Britain. Some of the personal accounts in the film were harrowing to watch and UK residents have never been treated in the same manner under the NHS.
Answered by book worm - Tue Dec 18 16:15:51 2007
Q. I live in America and I think we should have the health programs you have, but people here say the health care is substandard and/or the taxes to provide such services seriously cripple the pocket? Is any of this true? Thanks.
Asked by Cesaria Barbarossa - Mon Dec 17 11:25:44 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Definitely not. I would say that on the whole our health care system is very fair and having seen Michael Moore's film 'Sicko', there is no comparison to be made between parts of America and Britain. Some of the personal accounts in the film were harrowing to watch and UK residents have never been treated in the same manner under the NHS.
Answered by book worm - Tue Dec 18 16:15:51 2007
Why do health care reform opponents like to ration health care in the way they do?
Q. The current type of rationing is one of making medical care expensive enough that people with little means are hesitant to go to the doctor for anything. This results in people only getting medical attention when they are severely sick. Usually it is the most expensive type of care for their condition. Those of you who argue that everyone has health care are defending this type of rationing. Why?
Asked by i_was_myself - Wed Aug 19 18:25:58 2009 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Where are the resources coming from for you to pay for health care for "have nots?" Before you answer "take it from the "haves,"" let me remind you that this is the very mentality that bankrupted california, which once boasted the 7th largest economy in the world.
Answered by El Tecolote - Wed Aug 19 18:30:19 2009
Q. The current type of rationing is one of making medical care expensive enough that people with little means are hesitant to go to the doctor for anything. This results in people only getting medical attention when they are severely sick. Usually it is the most expensive type of care for their condition. Those of you who argue that everyone has health care are defending this type of rationing. Why?
Asked by i_was_myself - Wed Aug 19 18:25:58 2009 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Where are the resources coming from for you to pay for health care for "have nots?" Before you answer "take it from the "haves,"" let me remind you that this is the very mentality that bankrupted california, which once boasted the 7th largest economy in the world.
Answered by El Tecolote - Wed Aug 19 18:30:19 2009
Can health care cost be cut without doctors help by reducing services that are billed?
Q. The only two ways to cut medical cost is for doctors to sell less service or for insurance companies to quit paying for some of the services. Health care is not a profession- It is a Retail business that makes money ONLY when it sells a service. An office visit is a service and so is surgery. A referral is also a sold service. A vaccination or prescription is also a service.
Asked by American Vet - Fri Sep 11 17:03:11 2009 - - -1 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. The only two ways to cut medical cost is for doctors to sell less service or for insurance companies to quit paying for some of the services. Health care is not a profession- It is a Retail business that makes money ONLY when it sells a service. An office visit is a service and so is surgery. A referral is also a sold service. A vaccination or prescription is also a service.
Asked by American Vet - Fri Sep 11 17:03:11 2009 - - -1 Answers - 0 Comments
When it comes to health care issues, Why do republicans assume everyone is healthy?
Q. Did you know that about half of bankruptcies are due to health problems? Almost all of those people had health insurance and it didn't protect them from the medical costs. That is the problem we are trying to solve with Universal Health Care. Why would anyone assume that the problem is that we are lazy and don't care to spend a hundred a month for health care? That is the argument that is put forward most often on this forum.
Asked by chattterus - Fri Mar 6 19:55:15 2009 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Actually, the correct figure is that 75% of people who declare bankruptcy due to medical bills were insured. The problem is the same problem that Michael Moore made Sicko about: The majority of people in the country only think they are insured. When they become seriously ill, they will, too late, realize the truth. And their former friends will laugh at them and say that if they deserved to have their health care costs covered, the insurance company would have paid for them. )
Answered by Angela Q - Fri Mar 6 20:02:08 2009
Q. Did you know that about half of bankruptcies are due to health problems? Almost all of those people had health insurance and it didn't protect them from the medical costs. That is the problem we are trying to solve with Universal Health Care. Why would anyone assume that the problem is that we are lazy and don't care to spend a hundred a month for health care? That is the argument that is put forward most often on this forum.
Asked by chattterus - Fri Mar 6 19:55:15 2009 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Actually, the correct figure is that 75% of people who declare bankruptcy due to medical bills were insured. The problem is the same problem that Michael Moore made Sicko about: The majority of people in the country only think they are insured. When they become seriously ill, they will, too late, realize the truth. And their former friends will laugh at them and say that if they deserved to have their health care costs covered, the insurance company would have paid for them. )
Answered by Angela Q - Fri Mar 6 20:02:08 2009
What careers in health care pay better than a physical therapist with the same amount of school?
Q. I am currently going to school for my bachelors in health science and then plan on attending a physical therapy program, but am kind of bummed that the pay is only 60-70,00 for the 7 years of schooling it takes. Is there any other 3 year post bachelor programs or careers in health care that pay better?
Asked by Jamie W - Wed Jun 4 16:49:16 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Nurse practicioner, speech language pathologist, occupational therapist, and audiologist are the primary ones that come to mind in terms of post graduate education, but I would say they most often make a similar pay scale.
Answered by mistify - Wed Jun 4 19:26:23 2008
Q. I am currently going to school for my bachelors in health science and then plan on attending a physical therapy program, but am kind of bummed that the pay is only 60-70,00 for the 7 years of schooling it takes. Is there any other 3 year post bachelor programs or careers in health care that pay better?
Asked by Jamie W - Wed Jun 4 16:49:16 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Nurse practicioner, speech language pathologist, occupational therapist, and audiologist are the primary ones that come to mind in terms of post graduate education, but I would say they most often make a similar pay scale.
Answered by mistify - Wed Jun 4 19:26:23 2008
As a health care professional what are your expectations of a radiologic tech?
Q. I am a radiology student and I am supposed to write a short paper on what the expectations other people in health care have of radiologic techs. So I am hoping to get a few opinions. Thanks!
Asked by keeperofella - Thu Jan 22 06:47:19 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I've been in charge of a division in the radiology department so I've been in and continue to be in contact with radiology techs all the time. The good techs:- - know their work very well and can adapt to different situations (eg which views to do, what is the best way to do certain views/certain modalities when the patient is not a textbook case, how to adapt what you have learnt to do what you need to do if the patient is immobiile/uncooperative etc) - are street smart as a person - after working a while with certain radiologists/other techs, the good tech can anticipate what their next move will be and pre-empt this - you are always keen to learn more, and perhaps, to further your education. You see, once you are working, soon you… [cont.]
Answered by B C - Thu Jan 22 23:41:37 2009
Q. I am a radiology student and I am supposed to write a short paper on what the expectations other people in health care have of radiologic techs. So I am hoping to get a few opinions. Thanks!
Asked by keeperofella - Thu Jan 22 06:47:19 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I've been in charge of a division in the radiology department so I've been in and continue to be in contact with radiology techs all the time. The good techs:- - know their work very well and can adapt to different situations (eg which views to do, what is the best way to do certain views/certain modalities when the patient is not a textbook case, how to adapt what you have learnt to do what you need to do if the patient is immobiile/uncooperative etc) - are street smart as a person - after working a while with certain radiologists/other techs, the good tech can anticipate what their next move will be and pre-empt this - you are always keen to learn more, and perhaps, to further your education. You see, once you are working, soon you… [cont.]
Answered by B C - Thu Jan 22 23:41:37 2009
Is there a healthy competition between health care providers and health insurers?
Q. Once health care reform is here, how are the medical services and rates would be priced? Are we going to have health care czars to determine that?
Asked by Old Prospector - Wed Aug 5 18:20:59 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There are many layers to your question. Firstly, the competition that exists between the insurers and the providers is limited by regulation and the shared cost of the uninsured (illegals, etc). Secondly, very little competition exists within the insurance market. For instance, HMOs (signed into law in the 70s), and the inability for many clients to seek coverage from out-of-state insurers limits competition greatly as they are forced to cover equally and charge same rates. This raises the cost greatly. Thirdly, insurance is no longer insurance. Insurance has become a fetish for full, complete coverage for everything. This is the most misunderstood aspect of why prices have increased. The insurance companies don't simply toss… [cont.]
Answered by Shawn McGraw - Wed Aug 5 18:30:56 2009
Q. Once health care reform is here, how are the medical services and rates would be priced? Are we going to have health care czars to determine that?
Asked by Old Prospector - Wed Aug 5 18:20:59 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There are many layers to your question. Firstly, the competition that exists between the insurers and the providers is limited by regulation and the shared cost of the uninsured (illegals, etc). Secondly, very little competition exists within the insurance market. For instance, HMOs (signed into law in the 70s), and the inability for many clients to seek coverage from out-of-state insurers limits competition greatly as they are forced to cover equally and charge same rates. This raises the cost greatly. Thirdly, insurance is no longer insurance. Insurance has become a fetish for full, complete coverage for everything. This is the most misunderstood aspect of why prices have increased. The insurance companies don't simply toss… [cont.]
Answered by Shawn McGraw - Wed Aug 5 18:30:56 2009
When did health care become a right and the duty of the US government to provide its citizens?
Q. Where did so many people get the idea that someone else owes them "health care"? 10 years ago most people didn't think that way. What changed? A president that's not afraid to keep spending trillions we don't have?
Asked by Invisible - Thu Jul 16 17:22:32 2009 - - 26 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Sure beats me. I live in an area where even the Amish are capable of working hard and paying for their own health care. Initiative is not dead, just asleep in many areas of this country where paying for big TVs and video games far exceeds paying for health care. The blessings of liberty include being free to work and choose, not others paying for your health care, groceries, or your mortgage. ~
Answered by Carmen Avena - Thu Jul 16 17:29:15 2009
Q. Where did so many people get the idea that someone else owes them "health care"? 10 years ago most people didn't think that way. What changed? A president that's not afraid to keep spending trillions we don't have?
Asked by Invisible - Thu Jul 16 17:22:32 2009 - - 26 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Sure beats me. I live in an area where even the Amish are capable of working hard and paying for their own health care. Initiative is not dead, just asleep in many areas of this country where paying for big TVs and video games far exceeds paying for health care. The blessings of liberty include being free to work and choose, not others paying for your health care, groceries, or your mortgage. ~
Answered by Carmen Avena - Thu Jul 16 17:29:15 2009
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