Comments on: Health costs, overtreatment, and the myth of consumer driven medicine http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/09/18/health-costs-overtreatment-and-the-myth-of-consumer-driven-medicine/ The Progressive Pulse is a blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy. As with the organization that sponsors it, NC Policy Watch, its ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life in the state, in this case by promoting the development of an informed, energetic and progressive online community. The Progressive Pulse welcomes the contributions of interested people of all points of view provided they are of a reasonable length, have some relevance to issues of North Carolina public policy and abide by the common rules of online etiquette (i.e., please avoid inappropriate language and show a measure of respect for others --even the John Locke Foundation). To post a comment, simply click the comment line then provide your name and email. Your email address will not be collected or shared. If you would like to be contributing writer, please send your post to info@ncpolicywatch.com with 'blog' in the subject line. If the post meets with our criteria (has a progressive perspective and is relative to our state), we will publish it. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jack http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/09/18/health-costs-overtreatment-and-the-myth-of-consumer-driven-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-45017 Jack Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:49:17 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=8509#comment-45017 45%! Now that's what I call health care reform. 45%! Now that’s what I call health care reform.

]]> By: IBXer http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/09/18/health-costs-overtreatment-and-the-myth-of-consumer-driven-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-45014 IBXer Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:40:54 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=8509#comment-45014 45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=506199 45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=506199

]]> By: Nan Richards http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/09/18/health-costs-overtreatment-and-the-myth-of-consumer-driven-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-45010 Nan Richards Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:39:51 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=8509#comment-45010 Here is the copy: "North Carolina employers know we need health care reform, but Senator Kay Hagen and our leaders in Washington shouldn't create government-run health insurance that will drive people from coverage they already have. Four out of five people with health insurance say what they have works for them, and building on what works is the best path to reform. Learn more at nchealthreform.com." Here is the copy:
“North Carolina employers know we need health care reform, but Senator Kay Hagen and our leaders in Washington shouldn’t create government-run health insurance that will drive people from coverage they already have. Four out of five people with health insurance say what they have works for them, and building on what works is the best path to reform. Learn more at nchealthreform.com.”

]]> By: Nan Richards http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/09/18/health-costs-overtreatment-and-the-myth-of-consumer-driven-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-45009 Nan Richards Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:32:56 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=8509#comment-45009 David, I heard another radio spot for BCBSNC this morning on WPTF. It also had what I thought was a false claim about forcing people out of their private health insurance into government-run insurance. Has anybody out there got a recording of it, so that we can transcribe the actual copy and de-bunk it? David,
I heard another radio spot for BCBSNC this morning on WPTF. It also had what I thought was a false claim about forcing people out of their private health insurance into government-run insurance. Has anybody out there got a recording of it, so that we can transcribe the actual copy and de-bunk it?

]]> By: CounterFactual Kelly Boggs [Addendum] « BaptistPlanet http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/09/18/health-costs-overtreatment-and-the-myth-of-consumer-driven-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-44964 CounterFactual Kelly Boggs [Addendum] « BaptistPlanet Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:21:03 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=8509#comment-44964 [...] Adam Linker writes of a “physician who visited the emergency room when he came down with shingles. The doc, who teaches at Stony Brook University, got caught in a maze of over testing and ran up an unnecessary $9,000 bill.” The physician’s tale of expensive, time and money wasting, medically unproductive woe concludes: [...] [...] Adam Linker writes of a “physician who visited the emergency room when he came down with shingles. The doc, who teaches at Stony Brook University, got caught in a maze of over testing and ran up an unnecessary $9,000 bill.” The physician’s tale of expensive, time and money wasting, medically unproductive woe concludes: [...]

]]> By: Louie http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/09/18/health-costs-overtreatment-and-the-myth-of-consumer-driven-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-44821 Louie Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:06:40 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=8509#comment-44821 I believe Group Health Cooerative of the Puget Sound has salaried docs I believe Group Health Cooerative of the Puget Sound has salaried docs

]]> By: Louie http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/09/18/health-costs-overtreatment-and-the-myth-of-consumer-driven-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-44820 Louie Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:05:47 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=8509#comment-44820 salaried docs dont have an incentive to overtreat like docs billing under the failing, unsustainable fee-for-service reimbursement approach to comensation. waiting patiently for a non-profit health cooperative to open up in the Triangle. Any bets on when we will seesuch an org? 2015 2019? salaried docs dont have an incentive to overtreat like docs billing under the failing, unsustainable fee-for-service reimbursement approach to comensation.

waiting patiently for a non-profit health cooperative to open up in the Triangle. Any bets on when we will seesuch an org? 2015 2019?

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