We must fire bad doctors [View All]

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This is not a new piece but I just found it today and loved it. Written by a teacher from Lawrence, KS.

All the talk lately about health care warrants stepping out of topic briefly to discuss a national public health epidemic: obesity.

According to the Center for Disease Control, one third of American’s are obese. Furthermore, obesity is not an equal-opportunity affliction. Obesity is 21% more prevalent among Hispanics, and 51% more prevalent among Blacks. The surgeon general’s office indicates that people living in poverty are 50% more likely to be obese.

Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancers, and type 2 diabetes. Obesity is unquestionably a life-threatening condition.

And obesity is expensive. Obesity-related medical expenses in the United States total nearly $100 billion annually, including about $50 billion in Medicare/Medicaid spending. In Kansas, we spend about $200 million each year on obesity-related medical costs.

How do we accept that one out of every three Americans suffers a life-threatening condition, and that minorities and economically-disadvantaged people are disproportionately afflicted? Why must society spend nearly $100 billion annually on what should be a preventable problem? Who is at fault?

Obesity is a medical problem, and medical professionals are supposed to prevent, treat, and cure medical problems. We spend $100 billion every year, but clearly we aren’t getting our money’s worth. It must be that our doctors are too incompetent and lazy to provide adequate medical care. The solution is simple:

We must fire bad doctors.

more . . . http://www.examiner.com/k-12-in-topeka/we-must-fire-bad-doctors