Many patients have asked me about what my thoughts are about the healthcare reform that was passed by the House yesterday. To be honest, I have not reviewed the documents and it is my suspician that many of the house members didnt read the entire thing either.
If it doesn't address tort reform and does not focus on the prevention of disease states (with obesity being the biggest culprit) then it fails in the most important issues contributing to the burgeoning costs of healthcare.
If there is no tort reform, physicians will continue to order billions of dollars of unneccesary testing to protect themselves against the free shot that malpractice lawyers can take at them. Just check out the "Have you been injured?" tv commercials and billboards you see. I am certain the Trial Lawyers of America just love this new bill. More potential clients.
If monies are not directed aggressively to controlling the obesity epidemic in America, billions dollars more will be spent treating the diabetes complications, heart disease, cancers and other co-morbidities of weight problems. If insurance companiies are not forced to cover these types of preventative services, then the bill has failed miserably.
For my medical patients: This bill affects nothing related to your care at our office. We have always been and will continue to be just a phone call away from being there for you and your families' medical needs.
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