Brian,
My point exactly. These SOB's don't really care about long term outcomes, they only really care about quarterly profits. And yet doctors, Medical societies, IPO's, and software vendors are falling all over themselves just to cater to this bullchitt. It's just smoke and mirrors. Two totally valid scientists could use real data and argue pretty well for two totally differing views on almost anything. Numbers don't lie, people do.
There is a large employer here just down the road from us. We have some of their employees as patients here. In three years they have switched from Aetna, to Local BC/BS and now this year back to Aetna and this time for a screw the employees and the doctors HSA type plan no less. Once they are out the door if you haven't collected, good luck. There's another write off for ya. Under such conditions of swapping patients and employer groups back and forth, these idiots couldn't give a good rat's behind about really spending serious money and improving outcomes.
They just want to pick and choose the lit and reports that best support their ability to withold your hard earned dollars. And I just want to shake all the people and beat them over the head when they fall for this chitt. Doesn't anybody remember the old lie and pitch about managed care and HMO's??? Are they really that dumb, deaf and blind (Tommy can ya hear me....)??? Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, right?
Good Night and Good Luck,
Paul
