tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post1605240645166776172..comments2023-08-24T00:28:08.108-07:00Comments on Why is American health care so expensive?: How to get more gifted physicians to practice primary careJanice Boughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02321947802871503562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-17449280409752858362012-11-14T05:07:52.507-08:002012-11-14T05:07:52.507-08:00I enjoyed reading your solution-driven blogpost, p...I enjoyed reading your solution-driven blogpost, plus your comments about sheep throughout your blog :-)<br /><br />Very interesting insight re: the use of MLPs to drive down healthcare costs. They are, in fact, Physician Extenders, to begin with...why not take it to the next level as mentioned in your post?<br /><br />Just like your other post about the subcutaneous flu shots and now this post re: procedures commanding more $, your proposed solution would indeed be unpopular. Nonetheless, your writing is inspirational. Your recommendations may not make big leaps immediately due to $ and politics at the macro level, but I'm sure it will attract attention soon due to rising healthcare costs. Perhaps it would even start a movement of some sort at the micro level, especially with increased awareness. <br /><br />We need more primary care physicians like you.<br /><br />Your blog made me re-think primary care. I am considering going to med school and leaving the "comfortable confines" of our great nation, the USA, so as to obtain a multinational approach to medical education. While a US medical education is undeniably great, I think there is value in gaining firsthand insights and gleaning heaps of "lessons learned" (and even best practices) from other countries and how they practice medicine. I have read your other posts re: how janitors learn how to do procedures in developing countries - true, indeed. <br /><br />My thoughts on obtaining a multinational medical education seem to be unpopular at the moment--still, I refuse to be a sheep. I refuse to go into medicine for the mere opportunity to learn medicine; my objective is beyond that (otherwise, I should just stay in Corporate America to secure my comfortable lifestyle). Perhaps it is safe to assume that you did not go into Primary Care for the sake of becoming an MD. After all, you have a penchant for perpetual learning--I am inspired by your enthusiasm to learn from others based on what you shared in your other blog posts.<br /><br />Anyway, keep up the good work. I am still deciding on my preferred specialties after med school, and after reading your blog, I have decided to place primary care among my top choices.<br /><br />Mahalo and Aloha!Ohana Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16696641894174194663noreply@blogger.com