PJTV's 'Medically Incorrect': Rx for Failing Healthcare System

[TheHabit00]

obama is gay!

[AmMedAss1]

OK. The broad is bitching about all the billing codes. But the AMA CONTROLS ALL THIS CPT CODING! Not only that, if you want to know the precise codes, you have to pay for the info, whether you are a patient or a healthcare provider! If this isn't pay for play, I don't know what is!

[AmMedAss1]

Bwa-ha-ha! Crybaby doctor and bitchy billing manager with their attitude how DARE the consumer (patient) question their judgment! "I'm board certified" the doctor whines. That's a euphemism for an AMA good ol' boy, i.e., "I am a god in a white coat." These greedy overcoding bastards get away with scalping the healthcare consumer. Where's the fee charges plainly exposed in a croaker's office? This healthcare debate has nothing to do with politics. It has everything to do with consumers rights.

[jjohnsoc]

OMG I could kiss this man. I've been saying the competition-across-state-lines thing for years. OMG. OMG. I'm having a hot flash. I gotta go do Crossfit. OMG.

[anfiach]

Excellent suggestions. However, we do need to stop taking worst case scenarios and pushing them as though they were common place. Denial of care and coverage is not so wide spread as we are lead to believe. We must also do away with the lie that no insurance = no access to care. As Dr. Weiss pointed out, cost is the issue and more government interference will only compound the problem.

[boxant]

Great video.

I agree with all the suggestions made. Very reasonable and pragmatic changes that would greatly improve the US system.

[Theopolitical]

"pathetic"

Yes, who cares that around 10% of US citizens cannot afford health care? Who cares if they die? I won't help on my dime.

Less than 0.001% of US citizens died on 9/11, no one cared about that; why should we care about 10% of US citizens. It's not like we rallied up hundreds of billions of dollars to seek retribution for 0.001% of our people dying, why should we rally up a similar amount to save 10%?

If 1 in 10,000 people without health insurance dies; it's 9/11 all over again.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

You're assuming that all "10%" of americans uninsured will die because they have no health insurance.

As much as you'd like to think the government can nanny state us into immortalness through taxes, the fact of the matter is there is no hard evidence or study relating to reliable statistics of deaths directly caused by no healthcare.

I've seen lots of bogus left/right slanted blogs, but thats not research its conjecture.

For the 9/11 comment, you are selling fear, i thought libs didnt.

[Theopolitical]

"You're assuming"

Read more than the first line.

"If 1 in 10,000 people without health insurance dies; it's 9/11 all over again" - The Last Line

Yes, some will probably be fine. However many develop complications that cannot be solved by our current (emergency care) socialized medicine. 1 in 10,000 people without health insurance dying from preventable illness or disease is beyond conservative.

"libs"

I am not a liberal. We have socialized medicine; we need to make it cheaper.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

Hrmm, continueing your idea of making it cheaper by the government passing earnings caps on PMI and eventually healthcare providers (not just the insurers).

Would you also agree that doctors shouldn't be making millions a year in salary? After all think of the cost you can save if they have a salary cap.

[Theopolitical]

"salary cap"

I am not suggesting a salary cap. The proposed health insurance plan is not suggesting a salary cap.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

For salary cap, have you ever researched how much Doctor's and other healthcare providers make in foreign countries with a government run NHS?

Now what do you think starts to happen when brilliant minds are turned off of pursuing medical careers cause they can make more money in say, science or law?

[Theopolitical]

"foreign countries with a government run NHS"

For one thing, this is not a nationalized healthcare system. For another; most governments have militaries. That does not mean the United States' military cannot be better than Canada's military, or England's military; or that the US runs our military exactly the same as other countries.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

Yes Theopolitical, HR 3200 is very much the foundation of NHS within 10 or fewer years. This is why so many people are calling it a government take over of our healthcare, because it very much is.

The HR 3200 bill sets up an approval process panel (appointed by the pres and senate) to approve and dissaprove PMI applicants to the National Health Exchange.

What this legislation paves the way for is the government deciding what PMI's and Hospitals stay operating. Government control national

[Theopolitical]

"HR 3200 is very much the foundation of NHS within 10 or fewer years"

If you want to draw your line in the sand at a NHS, draw that line (and things that are a NHS in all but name). Don't make a slippery slope fallacy.

You might as well denounce men and women marrying, because allowing them to marry sets the foundation for women to marry women, which sets the foundation for women to marry toasters. If you are against gay marriage, fight there... don't fight heterosexual marriage.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

Do you understand how legislation is "built" in our house of representatives? Infact do you even understand how our courts interpret law?

Legislation established paving the way for new expansion of that legislation can be repeatedly cited through out congressional and senatorial history.

Short list?

Social Security expansion

MEDICAID/MEDICARE (extension D anyone?)

The Progressive Tax system that continously evolves annually.

Public Education

I can go on.

[Theopolitical]

"Social Security expansion

MEDICAID/MEDICARE"

You're like the guy who talks about the first Gulf War and makes that his reason for pulling out of Iraq today, or saying that Iraq can never be stabilized, or saying that the First Gulf war is why the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 failed.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

How does the Iraq war have anything to do with the topic of Government legislation being continuously expanded as the case of MEDICAID/Medicare?

Why do you continue to drag entirely different topics into the discussion of medical health insurance and healthcare?

[JonOccamBluecollar]

But for your topic of the Gulf war, why you bring it up is still beyond me. Our troop surge did not fail, the Iraqi government is still in place, infact statistically our troops are now safer in Iraq than in Afghanistan, especially since we have handed over urban control to the Iraqi Military.

For the first gulf war, eh, our mission was to repel saddam out of kuwait and make his army operationally ineffective for 10 years. I'd say we accomplished that.

[A1dan0Neill]

Statistically speaking, it is safer to be a Soldier in Baghdad then to be a Police Officer in Detroit. We are winning the peace in Iraq, and the surge caused that. If we do the same in Afghanistan, then it will help us to win the peace.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

It's not going to happen with Dems at the helm, they will make sure that there is a reason to pivot our military operations in Afghanistan as a political poker chip against Republicans.

How nice of them to intentionally neglect our mission there to win a political argumenting token of "repubs were wrong about Afghanistan." I mean its not like our troops will suffer by being undermanned, under funded and short supplied.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

So here's my pointed question for you in two parts Theopolitical.

Do you KNOW what MEDICAID is and why it was instated?

Do you have any way to explain WHY there is no call to reform MEDICAID even though this entire debate is suppose to be about providing healthcare for those without and Insurance for those without while lowering cost?

[Theopolitical]

"there is no call to reform MEDICAID"

You do know that the current plan is going to transfer Medicaid funds to the new plan, and that they are eventually going to merge them (similar to consolidating loans; more coverage at a lower cost)?

[JonOccamBluecollar]

So far your liberal economics boil down to the flawed philosophy that if you take your last $20 dollar bill out of your back left pocket and put it in your front right pocket you now have $40 dollars.

[Theopolitical]

"liberal economics"

No, I just believe that checkups (to warn patients) and a couple Advils cost less than:

An ambulance, a chest x-ray, a electrocardiogram , a ECG, a radionuclide test, a MRI scan, a Coronary angioplasty; a dead body that not only cannot work to produce GDP but cannot pay its bills (when someone has a preventable heart attack).

One costs a couple dozen dollars in doctor visits and a few bucks in pills; the other costs US (the taxpayer) thousands or tens of thousands.

[Theopolitical]

As a note, the one that costs tens of dollars is not covered by our government and is being related to Hitler's Holocaust of the Jews.

The one that we already have, that costs tens of thousands of dollars (to the taxpayer) is fully covered (even for illegal immigrants, prisoners, Al Qaeda terrorists...) but few are attacking.

Preventive care IS cheaper than emergency care. Yes some will ignore preventive suggestions (or pills); but those who take them will save us all money.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

You're displaying your liberal economics again.

If you spend more money on screening for cancer by mandate, as in everyone must be screened for cancer, you will only save money on that preventative investment IF everyone screened WILL develope cancer.

If i don't have a family history of cancer, i'm in a relatively safe bet situation of not developing it, is it guaranteed? NO, so the more money i spend on preventing a disease i most likely will never develope is waste.

[Theopolitical]

"everyone must be screened for cancer"

No one is suggesting that. You keep making strawman arguments.

[JonOccamBluecollar]

No, what i am referring to in my reference to cancer screening, is that the Government is a very IMPERSONAL entity.

Governments in general, and especially our own operate on "one size fits all" legislation of most situations and bills.

That is not strawman because you don't like reality of facts.

[Theopolitical]

"the Government is a very IMPERSONAL entity"

... and your friendly neighborhood multi-billion dollar insurance company is personal?

"one size fits all"

Yes, I remember stories of soldiers in the civil war having their legs amputated regardless of if they were injured or not. In WWII they didn't call you by name, you are merely a number. When people came back from Vietnam they were not treated based on their circumstance; everyone was forced to have intense PTSD counseling.

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[wargrom]

Besides being a bedwetting asshole, fuckwad your wrong theo-

The US has the highest survival rate for most cancers and more mri machines and such per capita then the socialized med coutries,

Find me one person denied Cancer treatment (that had a job for their adult life not a another bedwetting sissy monger)

Ohhh and your mom wants to know if your done patching the red quilt, she does not pay you to sit around and argue with other retards on the inttterrrnetttzz all day

[wargrom]

Sadly my typing sucks as badly as theopolitical's ability to provide for himself :(

[wargrom]

To Theopoitical- BAH sewing up your moms old quilts does not count as a job, since here quilt patching business does not employ 20 people (only one scared and butt hurt mommas boy) she does not need to provide you insurance.

Sadly "Butt hurt. bedwetting, sissy boy obama voter" is not a condition covered under medicaid or medi care.

If the army needs another test dummy you might be in luck at the VA when your done.

But like a said little buddy, well take care of ya dont cry :_)

[WHEREtheFUNK]

it is a for profit business and your clients employ the hmo.

[3martijns]

Should call this "Medical Corrections Needed".

[3martijns]

Interviews in California - one of the worst states - only 6 ins. cos. that most employers can use for their employees.

MANDATES also greatly increase costs!

[3martijns]

Health insurance companies COMPETING throughout the ENTIRE country would AUTOMATICALLY cause their rates to DROP a lot - it's called free enterprise - CAPITALISM - what has made our country the BEST for 233 years!

[Theopolitical]

"COMPETING throughout the ENTIRE country"

Most plans are highly localized and only work with specific groups of doctors.

You are either lying or ignorant of health insurance policies across the United States.

"the BEST for 233 years"

According to the FBI we're ranked 50th in life expectancy. According to the WHO we are ranked 37th in providing health care.

We are quickly falling behind other countries. Something must be done.

[3martijns]

The vid and comments tell you what that "something" is - a few simple important things.

[3martijns]

There are over 300 plans that could compete nationally - isn't that enough competition to knock down prices?

[JonOccamBluecollar]

The WHO panel formed by the UN. Secondly don't leave out that we're 2 places ahead of CUBA (ranked 39th) so in that "test" which btw was conducted by literally entering the results and testimony of the listed countries Health officials (Cuba being a dictatorship btw) would have you believe we're a few bed pans and tetnus shots ahead of Cuba's system.

What a bald face lie and pathetic "servey" of actual statistics.

You want a free hand out cause Uncle Same will pickup the tag, just be honest

[wargrom]

Ohh and theo i still maintain your a basement dwelling fagget who lives with his mother and is worried about who will nurse your boo boo when she kicks the bucket,

But like i said before, ill take care of ya little guy no bad things will happen to my little man will i provide for him on obamas plan.

I know your scared theo, its what all faggy mama's boys do, its your job :)

[wargrom]

Torte reform, cross state insurance plans, no mandated covered(allow client to choose),

Any plan without Torte reform is a faggets ball. i know the trial lawyers own you leftys but comon.

[wargrom]

Theopolitical-Yes and the government does a phenomenal job making sure the money it takes is used properly,

Do not be a self righteous cunt. You want me to pay for your shit, usually beggers are not so uppity about their own "ideas"

Lets face it, you a pathetic loser who is scared and wonders who will care for you when your mommy dies, luckily i have a job little theo and i will protect from the big bad world you little fagit.

Be a man and stop being a cunt, if sam saves you, your sams bitch

[Theopolitical]

"i have a job"

I have a job as well; but it is not only the jobless who are hurt by our current health insurance system.

If you do not own or work for a large corporation, chances are you have very expensive health insurance (since you cannot negotiate reasonable prices).

These high health insurance costs plague small business owners, small business employees and contract workers.

[Theopolitical]

CEO William McGuire of United Health Group took $124.8 million in compensation in 2005.

This means that $124.8 million of their clients money that was NOT paid out to help their clients. He quit his job, and was about to be paid $1100 million for doing so (but was sued by the SEC and only kept $632 million).

This is just one CEO. Many companies have a President, a number of VPs, Chief positions and various Administrative positions that EACH take millions in salary and compensation per year

[Theopolitical]

8:10 - "Not for everyday mundane problems..."

8:57 - "We do not need policies that cover everything under the sun"

Many countries do "cover everything under the sun", they do cover "mundane problems"... and they are still much cheaper.

How can government insurance be cheaper? They do not spend heavy amounts on administration, on ads and on buildings.

Bureaucrats (which might be insurance agents) have reasonably low salaries (none are paid millions or tens of millions of dollars).

[3martijns]

I live where there are MANY federal government workers. They will ALL tell you that there is widespread red tape, redundancy, waste, inefficiency, etc. BECAUSE they have a MONOPOLY - zero COMPETITION.

The ONLY thing the feds run well is the military, but they are NOT running it - top military officers are!

Please see WHOLE vid and read other comments to see what would actually WORK!

[SirReptitious]

While I agree with everything all the doctors said in this video, I'm suprised they didnt mention one other thing that needs to be done; Torte reform!!!

Getting down doctors malpractice insurance would also lower health care costs. I'm going to guess they didnt mention that because some people would look at it as the doctors complaining about how much THEY have to pay. But as with all things, the cost gets passed along!

[JudyGurl]

Very good common sense in this video.

[XCritonX]

40 patients per 10 hour day.

Half the day meeting patients.

5 hours divided by 40 patients.

7.5 minuits per patient.

We need a system that lets you choose the insurance company. If they are unacceptable you go to another one. The current system makes your employers choose, not you. Even worse is when some incompetent government employee makes the choice.

In the end, you will get sick and eventually die. No insurance can prevent that. You cant buy more life.

[mgabbard]

Ironically - Dr. Weiss' suggestions are included in the Republican proposal that has been totally ignored by the Democrats - the same Democrats that claim the Republican's aren't wanting to contribute to the solution.

We could implement all 3 of Dr. Weiss' suggestions and make drastic improvements to the system and drive down costs and it wouldn't cost 1 penny of you tax money to do it.

So why are they not pursuing this? Because it puts the power in the hands of the people.

Thanks PJTV !

[Tripo1iSamson]

Wow. Interesting.

[bgoods9956]

@mgabbard Good comment...but not ironic.

[darkgaizat]

Finally, a voice from the battlefield. Bravo PJTV.

[turisas1234]

Hey, my wife is a scrub tech!

Also, Dr. Weiss is a good looking guy. He has a very sincere and genuine look to him, and if he had a good handshake, I'd probably want him as my physician.

[ButterflyDragon9]

The most important point he made (and that I agree with) is the idea that everyone wants to get something for nothing. People need to take responsibility for their basic health care needs. Pay for them out of pocket. It will drive down the cost of health insurance.

Unfortunately, we have the "me generation" right now that is turning the concept of personal responsibility on it's head.

[sailorswife74]

I agree 100% with you. People would rather buy an Ipod then a health necessity! Sad.

[Daniel44125]

Carnegie Foundation lobbied state legislatures to make it illegal to buy insurance out of state. If they have no competition this is what we get. They need to allow them to compete. Then they need to change the way we access healthcare. You shouldn't be allowed to use health insurance for regular checkups. Its supposed to hedge risk. This way less is covered with pulled money and credit for regular visits. Combined with competition this will force prices down like any other service.

[Zoklor]

I support this message totally. This is what the govt does not tell you. There is no real competition for insurance companies.

[dirksilver]

good video...the cost co. style idea is the first i've heard like that...smart idea me thinks...makes sense

[Raycheetah]

How much worse will it get when the authorizing bureaucracy isn't an insurance company, but Uncle Sam?

Tort reform, interstate insurance plans, and some or all of the suggestions made here would ameliorate the problems enormously, without involving a bureau of our chronically-incompetent government. ='[.]'=

[QSpark]

btw high Medical Cost is a result of the crazy bureaucracy which was covered somewhat in this video.

[QSpark]

The problem isn't just high insurance cost! it's high MEDICAL cost.

Basically, insurance companies can afford to pay more, so medical facilities raise their cost for medical services to ridiculous levels that most people don't see because insurance covers most of the cost.You only paid $50 on your last visit to the hospital, your insurance paid $250 for that visit and all that happened was was the doctor prescribed you some expensive version of "Aleve"(Naproxin sodium)

[Kris246zl]

This is the best argument I've heard on the subject. Brilliant. :)

[DangerFamily]

What about the doctors that commit fraud and bankrupt the companies?

[daniel32nicolosi]

Yeah Im sure Doctors that go threw tons and tons of education want to risk their 6 digit income to rip off insurance companies. Just to throw it all away.

[Kris246zl]

When anyone breaks a law, THAT is when the government is supposed to step in.

[docrobphotostop]

must watch for all Americans, thank you!

[Pellett29]

Great program. I look forward to future episodes.