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Originally Posted by graciegirl
It appears that you both came to the same conclusions, that when patients saw a surgeon, surgery was more often suggested, other doctors offered medical intervention first and then a referral to a surgeon.
I am not a medical anything.
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Gracie, you are misunderstanding the issue. Here it is :
All these patients saw a surgeon. But whether the surgeon was going to make more money by operating seemed to influence the recommendation. The fee for service doctors are paid by the insurance company for doing surgery. Paid a lot more for an hour of operating than an hour of office time. The salaried doctors are paid by a corporation for being there and are paid the same whether they operate or do not operate, they get a paycheck.
Yes, we agree some people need surgery. The question is whether the only factor in the choice is what the patient needs not what the surgeon gains.
Edit: By the way, you are a medical consumer and a tax payer, so this very much concerns you and everyone else.