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I am not coming at this from an outsiders perspective. I have been around the medical business for a long time. I was president and CEO of Medlink International from 1995 to 1998. I had more than 200 doctors working for me in countries all over the world. On a regular basis, I had direct contact with nearly every major hospital in the United States. Some of my best friends in the world are physicians.

One friend, who is an orthopedic surgeon, told me that their practice has so much money that they are having trouble knowing what to do with it. Another doctor, who is a GP, and works with a group of 200 physician serviices corporation , said the egos in the company were so great that they have a hard time keeping the business running. He said their appointment scheduling was so complicated it was impossible to understand. (if you're young and healthy, you get 4 a minute appointment, if your old and sick, you get a seven minute appointment.)
Another friend who is a ophthalmologist told me that her office schedules five people for each appointment time slot.

I have another close friend in New York who is a General Surgeon. When we moved to Florida, he said to me, "If you ever need surgery, don't let them do anything to you until you call me." Gee, I wonder why he said that.

How many doctors do you know that drive a ford escort.