
Originally Posted by
LGM
First, Doctors make no money by writing you a prescription. They make money by agreeing to see you, and billing your insurance company.
Do doctors want a cure for cancer? Absolutely. Does big pharma? Probably not, unless it helps their bottom line.
It amazes me how much doctors get blamed for things today, when they are almost as helpless in what they can and can't do because of the rules of various HMO's.
There's a reason they want a govt. sponsored health plan; it frees them up to do things as they see fit, instead of wondering if this patient's HMO will allow them to get an xray or a ct scan.
Or put another way; Don't hate the player, hate the game.