Anonymous — and i also hate waiting in doctor’s offices for two hours.ughh

Anonymous — Waiting in my doctor’s office long past my appt time… This patient is quickly losing her patience!!!

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Have you had your flu vaccine yet? If not, it’s ok. It’s not quite that time yet, but it’s quickly approaching. Let’s talk about a scenario. Let’s say you walk into your doctor’s office for the flu vaccine, and you’re sitting in the waiting room with a bunch of sneezing, sniffling patients. You’re nervous about catching something before you get into see the doc and get your flu vaccine.

Then the nurse walks out and starts chatting with one of the sniffling patients. You see him sneeze into his hand, and then a moment later he pats the nurse on the shoulder as he walks out the door. Wondering if that nurse had her flu shot before she administers yours? Well, you’re not alone. Millions of patients are beginning to wonder the same question as they head out to get their flu vaccine. The fact of the matter is that not many nurses are following suit.

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Dr. Oz, who doesn’t love him? If you aren’t a fan of Oprah, and have only watched one, single episode, it was probably an episode with Dr. Oz in it. He’s been on over 50 Oprah episodes, explaining health and our bodies better than anyone is his scrubs. The ladies love him, and the guys listen to him, which is why he’s got his own show on the way.

Not unlike Dr. Phil, who I must say I have never been a fan of, Dr. Oz made his mark on Oprah’s talk show with a unique way to consider health. Due to his popularity, Oprah offered to help him get his own show going.

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Is your freedom to choose your own personal health care in jeopardy under the proposed?  From all account as to what is being made public about the Obama-Kennedy-Pelosi-Care it could be devastating to us.  Yes, it is wise to be concerned about the cost… but even a greater concern is the callousness of this plan.  Politicians in DC are scheming behind closed doors to impose a massive government-run health care system on us Joe and Jane Citizen the American people. This proposal is not only on track to bankrupt the country financially but to bankrupt our health care and our freedom to choose our health care provisions.   It seems the real catastrophe or most horrifying aspect of Obama-Kennedy-Pelosi-Care is that it will actually limit your family’s health care choices. The government bureaucrats will be in charge of your family’s medical decisions and health care needs. These government bureaucrats will actually get to play God in you and your family’s life. These sanctioned god-government -bureaucrats get to decide who gets what treatment and when. It will no longer be between you and your doctor to decide what is best for your health care. Under the Obama-Kennedy-Pelosi-Care it will be decided by the non-medical government bureaucrat to determine if you are a worthy candidate to receive certain types of medical care, or if you will be rejected because you are deemed unworthy for appropriate medical care. So for potentially life- saving or life- extending treatments you will have to take a number and stand in line.

Some pundits write that the secret emerges: The government is going to cut medical costs by cutting medical care…. Decisions will be made not based on the medical need but on financial.  Decisions will not be based on the doctor’s opinion or trained medical judgment but a bureaucrat and an accountants opinion of what the new health care system (Obama-Kennedy-Pelosi-Care) can afford.  You will not be able to bypass their decision and pay for this care yourself.  If the Obama-Kennedy-Pelosi-Care is implemented private payments will not be permitted. What is now a private fee for service will be metastasized into a bribe. This is only the beginning, rationing is coming and coming quickly!   

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The ‘White House’ admits Americans will be forced out of their current health care plans.’ Yet it seems the White House officials suggest that Obama’s rhetoric should not be taken literally.  It seems the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has made it clear that un-numbered (millions) will be forced to give up their health care plan they currently have under the Obama/Democrat health care plan.  Has Obama deliberately misled the American public or is he just so in experienced and naïve that he doesn’t even realize the implications of this proposal?

Obama and the congressional Democrats continue to make repeated promises that  American’s can keep their current employer health care coverage but in a story per the Associated Press(AP) the White House officials  finally admitted  that is not true.

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You may not believe it, but Medical Billing and Coding specialists are the most important part of keeping a hospital or medical office running. It is the medical biller specialist that keeps the money coming in to finance and keep operations running. With medical procedures becoming more complicated and varied, insurance companies are becoming more restrictive on how they reimburse for medical procedures. You can now possibly qualify to get this training free.  It is imminent that the medical biller/coder be well trained to insure medical practices are fully reimbursed for their work. It is possible to get this training for free. Yes, free education is possible and easy to obtain if you have recently lost your job and currently unemployed. You might want to take advantage of this free education/training and career opportunity.

Most doctor offices employs a medical biller. These individuals are responsible for billing the insurance companies and patients for medical procedures and doctor’s visits. These medical billers generally use medical coding on computer databases in order to keep current records and track the patient information and visits. These positions are essential and will become even more important as a national computerized system and programs are implemented. A typical medical biller will verify insurancecoverage and the pre-authorization of recording patient’s info and preparing transactions by billing and coding insurance claims as well as payment from the insurance company or the patient direct.

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Every program that the government runs (Medicare, Medicade, Social Security, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)  are corrupted and are failing terribly.  It is Obama/Liberal Democrats intent to tell your physician what, where, when, and  how we will receive our health care.  Biden has already stated that the elderly will just have to learn to cope with getting old and not get to see the physician as needed. These same politicians will have their own superior and personal health care so that they will not be susceptible to the inefficient health care coverage that they want to put upon us.  This is another government program that will go bankrupt.  It’s hard to know whether Obama’s health care proposal is really that naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest. To be honest I personally believe it is a combination of all three. Obama keeps saying that  it’s a must to control runaway health spending. Rightly so.  But it’s the conclusion of many economists and most definitely the medical field professionals that a government controlled program will create just the opposite effect and greatly increase the spending. .

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What is the secret? Why all the hush, hush? What happen to transparency that Obama promised during his campaign and once in office reiterated on more than one occasion. Yet  he continuously is hiding the real picture of his intentions over and over again. This time his hidden agenda is the health care issue. What do we need to know about the Obama plan for health care? You owe it to yourself to check it out. Don’t be snowed by the charismatic character and slick/smooth  talking of Obama this is your life we are talking about. Get in the know and tell your friends and families so everyone will be well informed. Go to http://www.patriotroom.com and read related articles.
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Headlines “US Business Groups Bristle At Senate Health-Care Bill”. Seems that many are balking at the idea of national health care that Obama and the liberals in congress are proposing for the United States.  Looks as though, groups representing U.S. employers are meeting today to discuss strategies to contend with the proposed congress health-care legislation. So far the discussions have been met with extreme, marked dislike and resistance to the suggested reform to health care both from the medical society and the private sector.

The nation’s largest doctors/medical group (AMA) isn’t sold on Obama’s call for public health care plans and it looks as if this could be a giant hurdle to his reform proposals. Dr. Nielsen the president of the AMA is strongly opposing the proposals at this time.  “Dr. Nancy Nielsen says the American Medical Association has “major concerns about government control over health care decisions.” Obama is scheduled to address this issue with the AMA on Monday. The AMA wants a system that offers both affordable and high quality health care. Dr. Nielsen stated that a more positive approach to health care reform would be best achieved through that of the private insurance market not that of government inference. Nielsen didn’t say she would lobby against Obama’s plan but left that open to interpretation, however she did state the AMA wants more details before a decision could be made.
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Health care is a major issue being discussed by your congress even as I write. You may not be concerned but I am. I do not want the government determining my health coverage. I also know many doctors are concerned about the government deciding what and how they can treat a patient. These politicians have no medical degree so what makes them think they can make a proper and good decision for health care? This should not be a government decision but should be between you/me and the doctor. No doubt health care cost needs to be reformed.  Reformation should not be in the hands of politicians. I for one do not want them determining my health care.  Are you concerned about them determining or allowing them to determine what your health care will be?

The insurance cost for health care is out of sight and continuously goes up each year when your employer  renegotiates with insurance companies. The cost increase is not always the determination of the insurance company to just randomly raise your rate just because they want to, but other determining factors. That is a whole other issue and discussion.

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