Dr. Bob has posted Part VI of his series: The Maze - Pt 6: The Nigerian Health Care Plan. As we move through the zoo which our health care system has become, we find ourselves in our fourth maze … we have danced with gorillas, been cornered by Rottweilers, and now we’re entertaining monkeys …

In Doctor Bob’s words:

Whoa, Nellie!! you say–surely no sane businessman or doctor with an IQ above room temperature would fall for such an offer? Yup, we docs do, all the time–in fact, there’s little choice in the matter. So how did we get into this mess?

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So while they bent, folded, and mutilated the health care reimbursement system beyond recognition, they reaped a windfall of company profits while premiums soared, physicians’ reimbursements hemorrhaged, and claims hassles for physicians and patients multiplied like guppies.

Who are “they“? The large insurance companies.

Our eyes are closed. We’re not paying attention. The system can not continue in this manner. Turning a blind eye, hoping it will “fix itself,” is eventually going to lead to a complete meltdown.

I’ve never seen it more clearly explained anywhere else … if you want to understand what’s happening to our health care system, this is highly recommended reading.

Here are links to the earlier posts in the series:

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