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Originally Posted by jplinville
I'd like to enter into a discussion without politics or arguing about how to lower the costs of healthcare for everyone.
Some ideas I've thought about include:
1) Have new doctors give X amount of time per week for X amount of years in exchange for a percentage of student loan forgiveness. After 5 years, a higher percentage is forgiven each year, with a max of 35 years, at which point the debt would be paid for in full.
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Will the new doctors have free staff, free rent, free malpractice insurance coverage during this freebie period? Or do you believe that running a medical practice isn't really like running a business, where income better exceed overhead, or the doors close. You've left "x" undefined, but if you're bandying about a 35-year term of indenture, you clearly want to ripoff the medical professional, who, assuming that he isn't a total dolt, should be free and clear of tuition debt in a much shorter period of time.
A phrase so broad as to be meaningless. Elaborate, please.
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3) End the practice of having prescription drug reps pushing pills in doctor's offices.
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Anti-business tripe.
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What are your thoughts and ideas?
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My thoughts are that this so-called reform is just an individuals way of securing a personal financial bailout. If an individual isn't making enough money to cover their personal necessities and little luxuries, he should get a better job, much better insurance coverage, or take a long, hard look at their business plan and/or operating practices. Stop looking for handouts.