Robert W. Morrow, M.D.
A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times took a stab at documenting one of the radical transformations that is happening in the delivering of healthcare in the US, i.e. the advent of the store-front urgent care facilities. This is how they introduce the topic:
“Is the doctor in?
“In this new medical age of urgent care centers and retail clinics, that’s not a simple question. Nor does it have a simple answer, as primary care doctors become increasingly scarce.”
In the sub-head to the article, the authors announce that:
“Big corporations — giant retailers and health insurance companies — are teaming up to become your doctor.”
Are they really? And why? The story behind the story is a bit involved, but it is not complicated to see that it has less to do with doing any doctoring, than with having your name on…
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The Secular Jurist 
It’s all about the money. We humans are degenerating as a species.
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Yes, greed is destroying us.
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What is worrying is loss of accountability when patients die or are severely injured.
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Yes, there doesn’t appear to be much accountability at all.
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