<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On Sep 5, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Max More wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Can't say I found the results surprising:<br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32681973/ns/health-health_care/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32681973/ns/health-health_care/</a><br><br>My sole experience, so far, visiting a MinuteClinic was very positive.<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div>I'm not surprised either, I just wish things would move even further in that direction. I see no reason a nurse backed up with some good medical diagnostic software couldn't do as good a job as most doctors, maybe better; it's not like the doctor personally does the blood test or performs the MRI, and if you need a X ray the nurse will do it . But the doctor still gets by far the largest paycheck. I think the only time a supremely talented human being is still needed is in surgery, other than that moderately talented is good enough. I also think it would help if all prescriptions were over the counter, including Heroin.</div><div><br></div><div>It's interesting that in this big health care debate we're having now none of these ideas are even mentioned, nobody is asking why it's so damn expensive in the first place; all we hear is new and ever more convoluted ways for me to pay your medical bills and for you to pay my medical bills. </div><div> </div><div> John K Clark <br><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>