Every time President Obama opens his mouth concerning health care he shoves his foot farther down it. From: the doctors love to remove children’s tonsils to make a buck, to: doctors withholding care to diabetics so they can cut off their feet to make money, it is more than obvious he is ignorant of today’s medical profession.
Good for him! He has never dealt with chronic illness, I’m happy for him. But folks you better hope his inexperience does not end up in your doctor’s office. He seems to be under the impression that most medical problems are self caused and can be cured with diet and excersize and he is right that some can. He is ignorant of genetics and how science is finding genetic links to many diseases.
Lets look at Obama’s statements;
President Obama said, “Part of what we want to do is to make sure that those decisions are being made by doctors and medical experts based on evidence, based on what works…. Right now, doctors a lot of times are forced to make decisions based on the fee payment schedule that’s out there. … the doctor may look at the reimbursement system and say to himself, ‘You know what? I make a lot more money if I take this kid’s tonsils out … I’d rather have that doctor making those decisions based on whether you really need your kid’s tonsils out, or whether … something else would make a difference…. So part of what we want to do is to free doctors, patients, hospitals to make decisions based on what’s best for patient care.”
This shows a grossly ignorant perception of The American Academy of Otolaryngology, the tonsil doctors. Anyone who has dealt with a child suffering with infected tonsils knows the first thing the doctor does NOT do is take them out. My mother tells a story of a cousin who was sick. He had swollen tonsils and an upset stomach. He died from tonsillitus because he vomited but it went into his lungs, his tonsils were so enlarged the vomit could not pass them.
My tonsils were so diseased they were full of puss pockets. Could my tonsillectomy have been prevented? Possibly but I doubt it. I have genetic diseases. I was born with mutated DNA. One mutation is called C282Y homozygous for hereditary hemochromatosis. Could this have had something to do with my tonsil problems? Possibly so. By the time mine were removed they were pocked with large puss filled holes. I had spent years previous to them being removed with recurrent painfully infected tonsils.
What do the doctors have to say about Barak’s comment?
“We, too, are in favor of evidence-based medicine that supports quality patient care. President Obama’s statement highlights the complexity of medical decisions like this. However, the AAO-HNS is disappointed by the President’s portrayal of the decision making processes by the physicians who perform these surgeries. In many cases, tonsillectomy may be a more effective treatment, and less costly, than prolonged or repeated treatments for an infected throat.”
My point is this: President Barak Obama has admitted he has not read the bill. He does not understand what modern medicine is all about. He has never dealt with health problem except for his poor mother’s cancer. He may have many talents and knowledge, but of medical treatment, procedures, diagnoses and prognosis he has zero understanding.
Is this the person you want to lead an enormous administration of politicians that will make decisions on whether your child needs a tonsillectomy or not? Think about the DMV and the USPS. These people will control your Doctor even though they say they will not
August 10th 2009 I visited an Opthomologist. I was diagnosed with diabetes around 20 years ago, precluded by the diagnoses of hypoglycemia in 1976. As you may have already read I also have lupus, Hashimoto’s thyroiditus and hereditary hemochromatosis. All of these maladies can damage the eye. 
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