I believe his ultimate conclusion was that the procedure the “pro football” doctor was going to perform would have been useless and, yes, there are too many levels for surgery to be an option Then he said, “I’ll operate anyway.” Oh no you won’t!
Remember, I had to pay a copay to see my pcp for a permission slip to see each and every one of these doctors.
My knee’s starting to bother me again. I phoned last week to see the doctor who inserted the fake knee and at the same time I hoped that he knew yet another doctor who would look at the x-rays and the newly taken MRI and actually give me an answer concerning my back which carried some direction with it.
I called my pcp for a referral to see the orthopedic doctor this morning. I was told I had to come in to visit him at 2:15 this afternoon.
I finally asked, “Why does he have to see me in order to refer me to a doctor I’ve seen before? He’s the one that referred me to the orthopedic doctor in the first place. Can’t he just send a referral to the doctor?”
The receptionist said no. First, she said it was legally required for me to see my pcp in person in order to receive a referral. I questioned that statement and she finally ‘fessed up that it was the private sector insurance company that was making me see the pcp each time.
I’ll go to see my pcp this afternoon, I’ll pay the copay. He’ll say, “Hello” and then he’ll give me my permission slip.
I’d call the insurance company to inquire, but I don’t like listening to the muzak they play while I wait for an hour to speak to a human being. Granted, they have the automated menu that I have to navigate before speaking to a human being, but those menus never, ever offer choices that would be helpful to me. Never!
Who’s Susceptible to Coming Down with Bureaucracy?
What does this have to do with Ayn Rand and Ron Paul?
There is an argument used by large corporations and Libertarians every time a referendum is added to a ballot which, if passed, would give some responsibility to the government, whether it’s national, state or local government.
The argument goes something like this:
“Do you want to be sure that electrical power is delivered to you in a timely manner or do you want to wait for the decision to be made by some wasteful government bureaucracy?”
“Do you want to be sure that there’s enough money for you when you retire or are you going to leave that up to some wasteful government bureaucracy?”
“Do you want to wait in long lines, possibly until it’s too late, to treat your illness while some wasteful government bureaucracy decides when you can finally see a doctor?”
Get it? When it’s the government, it’s always a bureaucracy that’s going to screw things up.
