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Originally Posted by Villages PL
I'm not for rationing health care. My suggestion was for the Villages Health Centers only. Being that the USF/Villages health alliance is an experimental project, I thought it would be interesting and informative to add the concept of a certain level responsibility on the part of patients. The doctors will be putting in their best effort, hopefully. So, I wonder what extra effort we will be willing to bring to the table. Should we expect the doctors to do it all?
Will we be saying the following to these doctors? "Here I am doc, I'm overweight because I eat too much of the wrong foods. As a result, I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol etc.. Now fix me. Give me some medication to cover up my symptoms." Is that a good doctor/patient relationship where the doctor is expected to do it all?
I chose weight because it's something that can be easily tested. The doctors themselves could decide on something else.
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so after I am 'accepted' by marcus welby and co., do I have to step on the ole BMI scale before entering so that when I slip over the limit it goes 'BEEP' and locks me out because I have been irresponsible? it is so easy to test. oh and would it beep if I fell to 10% because now I'm possibly at risk of as many problems as if I were over?