tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post7079670294004289197..comments2024-03-28T12:20:33.105-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: Is There a Doctor in the Kitchen?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-5929474605554008432012-08-27T15:04:08.987-04:002012-08-27T15:04:08.987-04:00There is a health care system that works like this...There is a health care system that works like this....Kaiser Permanente...which unfortunately is not available in all states. I firmly maintained that I would NEVER have Kaiser - not wanting to be limited by their "factory" style of medicine. Well...live and learn...this is my retirement insurance through my company (I contribute part of the premium) and I am so grateful to have this! They manage care with efficiency, expertise, and compassion. Choose an excellent Primary Care Physician and you are good to go...they will function as the "Kitchen Manager" for your needs. And excellent providers know the other excellent providers in the specialities that may be needed. They earn especially high marks for prevention...but in our experience, having been through major/multiple health issues with my husband,also provide high level solutions. My husband is on Medicare and they contract with Medicare for his care as well - and we noticed NO change in quality and delivery. HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-85169243597302157662012-08-15T11:24:58.993-04:002012-08-15T11:24:58.993-04:00Healthcare reform is long overdue here too; the pr...Healthcare reform is long overdue here too; the problem is that the reformers see Healthcare as a business for profit, something the NHS founders did not intend; it would endanger the whole concept and leave patient care of secondary importance.<br /><br />Naturally, the Cheesecake Factory is not a restaurant I know anything about but I would like to say that I rarely, if indeed ever, throw out food. I grew up in a world where food was not always easy to come by.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-75523679282684821152012-08-14T12:59:24.506-04:002012-08-14T12:59:24.506-04:00I don't know what I think about what you and D...I don't know what I think about what you and Dr. Gawande propose. It seems to me that Rosaria and Dianne are both correct. It also seems to me that an expectation that any level of government should be, first and above all, "efficient," is an expectation doomed to disappointment. As it should be.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-62084625954940945532012-08-14T12:48:58.377-04:002012-08-14T12:48:58.377-04:00Good afternoon,
My name is Anthonia Akitunde -- I...Good afternoon,<br /><br />My name is Anthonia Akitunde -- I am the associate editor of Huff/Post50, the section of the Huffington Post that deals with life after 50. I would love to get in touch with you about blogging for us -- what's the best to get in contact? You can email me at anthonia.akitunde@huffingtonpost.com.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />AnthniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-63203058635329157502012-08-14T09:19:02.085-04:002012-08-14T09:19:02.085-04:00PS The Cheesecake Factory is part of the private s...PS The Cheesecake Factory is part of the private sector. Like it or not the private sector is more efficient. Unfortunately, the chefs who screw up get fired. Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-29495831147178166482012-08-14T09:15:18.724-04:002012-08-14T09:15:18.724-04:00As a veteran of both the private sector (a large c...As a veteran of both the private sector (a large corporation and small businesses) and the government (legislative and executive; state, local and federal) my opinion is give block grants to the state governments and let them distribute it to the small local governments. <br /><br />Too big to fail includes the Federal government, and it is too big and too bloated and this problem will never be solved in Washington. Anyone who thinks it will lives in la-la land. My 2 cents, Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-6001149311074984852012-08-13T23:50:43.874-04:002012-08-13T23:50:43.874-04:00I read this same article just yesterday. My HMO, G...I read this same article just yesterday. My HMO, Group Health, does some of this medical stuff, and we are the grateful recipients - even though the company no longer pays all the premium.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-22320093054008484402012-08-13T19:22:38.159-04:002012-08-13T19:22:38.159-04:00I say we meet at a Cheesecake Factory to discuss i...I say we meet at a Cheesecake Factory to discuss it.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-87334563962240799342012-08-13T18:58:30.548-04:002012-08-13T18:58:30.548-04:00Too bad you have never been to a Cheesecake Factor...Too bad you have never been to a Cheesecake Factory. Besides their scrumptious cheesecakes, they serve full meals, with a flair and a panache, and their service is outstanding.<br /><br />Yes, someone better re-organize medical care. I'm not sure the comparison with a restaurant is accurate.<br /><br />In a restaurant, the menu is set and the expectations are understood. One meal at a time.<br />Not so in a doctor's world. A doctor never knows what patient will need until he does numerous tests just to pin-point the problem. The body, unlike a meal, is extremely complex, and many specialists might be required for a simple pain that doesn't go away.<br /><br /><br />This discussion needs a whole lot of energy to bring to fruition.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.com