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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:22 AM Original message |
Where does capitalism fit in to health care? |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. The premise that advances can only be motivated by the almighty buck must surely be erroneous. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I didn't say they could only be motivated by money. |
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finch96 (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm just as torn. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Sorry about your situation. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. The folks I know who are in the health care field |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I'm not really talking about health care providers. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. The issue should be the funding of treatment, not the delivery itself. |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. Most of the advancements have come from |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Do you have some examples? |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
7. Down in the lobby |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. we don't have capitalism now |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 08:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Thanks. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
12. recommend |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Thanks. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. you're welcome -- i have appreciated your approach here. nt |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
15. This is a tough one |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. Doctor's choices must be based on the best science available. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
17. Capitalism is notoriously poor at funding pure science |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Good points. |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. It works sometimes |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Right, and the announcement was made this week |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Right, I was referring to that when I said Bell Labs legacy had come to an end |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-29-08 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
22. As Someone In The Medical Device Field... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 12:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. In some cases you are probably right. |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Portable defibrillators too are springing up everywhere |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
25. Capitalism should be kept away from the funding of healthcare delivery! |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-03-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. you wouldn't receive any of the mentioned examples via ER any way -- so why those examp[les? nt |
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