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Originally Posted by Aces4
Research regarding your MD may be the answer if you've run into a "cut happy Dr". I am sure I am not the only person not to have Drs. that try to sell me something. I'm talking about tests that could help with the prevention of strokes, heart attacks, aneurysms, etc. for which the elderly have a propensity. Ct scans, MRIs, Doppler ultrasound testing are great tools for diagnosis without a scalpel in sight. As far as the KA-CHING for Drs. treating Medicare patients, have you ever seen a traditional Medicare statement? Yeah, those Drs. are rolling in the dough, lol.
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Everyone who has reached a mature age has run into "cut happy" Doctors whether they comprehend that or not. (Plenty don't) You can't have upwards of 2.5 million+ unnecessary surgeries/procedures every year in this country without that being the case. It happens in the dentistry and the veterinary realms too. Caveat emptor.
The last couple sentences are a good indicator that you weren't employed in the business arena during your working career. The evaluation criteria you used isn't accurate or complete.
My Mother was on TM for 30 years and she mused to me why her Doc would tell her to come back and see him for some minor thing she went in for. She'd say, "I healed fine and there are no problems so why does he need me to come back?" I replied, "For the billing, so he can fill the calendar and get paid." She'd be in there all of 2 to 3 minutes for the return visit and Medicare got billed. She stopped going back when she knew there was no need. She lived until one week shy of 98.