People who think a movie about plastic dolls is trying to turn their kids gay or trans are now officially known as
Barbie Q’s
Who knows?
They may have not thought the procedure would work for that patient. They may not have believed they would get an adequate fee for their services. Who knows why they wouldn't do it?
It doesn't really matter. A doctor is just a tradesman like a plumber or electrician. If they don't want to take a job, they shouldn't have to take it.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater
Kalkin (08-21-2017)
I understand what you are saying in the cases where it is experimental treatment, but where it is an established procedure, why would they refuse - except for more money?
If that is the case, why would you want a health care system which depends on how much an insurance company is prepared to pay, and what they cover?
Oh, I wish I were a glow worm,
for a glow worm's never glum,
'cause how can you be grumpy
when the sun shines out your bum!
Every patient is unique. Not every treatment works on every patient.
I don't. I don't like insurance companies, but I like government involvement in the private sector even less.If that is the case, why would you want a health care system which depends on how much an insurance company is prepared to pay, and what they cover?
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater
Kalkin (08-21-2017)
I'll take the profit-based motivation of a private market doctor over the mediocrity of an undercompensated government bureaucromedic any day.
"An army, great in space, may offer opposition in a brief span of time.
One man, brief in space, must spread his opposition
across a period of many years if he is
to have a chance of succeeding"
~RZ67~
Oh, I wish I were a glow worm,
for a glow worm's never glum,
'cause how can you be grumpy
when the sun shines out your bum!
Bethere (08-21-2017)
You're just replacing the voluntarily hired middleman (insurance co) with an unaccountable and entrenched middleman (government bureaucrat). I'll still go with the private sector. If I don't like the insurance company, I can choose another or go without altogether. No so with the government. As a general rule, one can always rely on the inefficiency, ineptness, and indifference of government employees. Go to the DMV for a perfect example.
"An army, great in space, may offer opposition in a brief span of time.
One man, brief in space, must spread his opposition
across a period of many years if he is
to have a chance of succeeding"
~RZ67~
Your own statement brings up the "insurance plan". An insurance plan is a contract, consisting of defined benefits and payments. The size of the payment is connected to the limits of the benefits. This isn't rocket science. You don't get unlimited benefits for limited payments. It's not "terrifying" at all if you understand contract law and what you have freely purchased, insurance-wise.
"An army, great in space, may offer opposition in a brief span of time.
One man, brief in space, must spread his opposition
across a period of many years if he is
to have a chance of succeeding"
~RZ67~