Re: Artery Health Information


"David Rind" <drind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Pramesh Rutajit wrote:
>> David Rind wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Jason wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello,
>>>>I am not shocked that the medical establishmento did not discuss the
>>>>treatment program discussed in "The Calcium Bomb". Doctors won't make
>>>>much money as a result of the procedure discussed in the book. Doctors
>>>>make much more money performing surgery on people. The medical procedure
>>>>(discussed in the book) to remove plaque does not require surgery.
>>>>Jason
>>>
>>>Ah yes, the famous medical conspiracy. And yet, other people here seem
>>>to think doctors prescribe statins a lot, and yet doctors get no money
>>>at all for prescribing statins. In fact, it takes time to write the
>>>prescriptions (unreimbursed) and reduces the number of surgical
>>>procedures, hospital admissions, and stent procedures (all of which are
>>>reimbursed heavily). How exactly do you explain that behavior?

perhaps you need to read Jason's book on the Calcium Bomb..which advocates
an IV chelation cocktail...given multiple times...for cash..non insurance
reimbursable....how do you explain THAT behaivor??



>>>
>>
>>
>> Doctor visit, followups to get prescriptions refilled and regular lab
>> work in which the doctor wants to see you to discuss that lab work all
>> add up to a regular stream of income from each particular statin patient.
>
> You might want to look to see what the reimbursement rates are for this
> sort of thing in the US.
>
> Again, though, since we know that statins decrease the rates of things
> that actually reimburse well (CABG, PCI, hospitalization for MI and
> stroke), it's clear that prescribing a statin is a net money-losing
> proposition for the doctor.
>
> --
> David Rind
> drind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>


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