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After and ordeal like that, I can see why a patient would not trust the doctor--any medical intervention could be seen as a cash grab. Maybe doctors should have meters on the wall as they used to in the UK for gas and you put in as many coins as you can afford.

As an American who has lived in Canada 20 years, I can't emphasize enough how nice it is to have your medical care disconnected from money. (the Canucks probably swing too far the other way, not minding how much they cost the system). I remember the first time I saw a doc and wasn't on the Ontario insurnance, they had to charge me and felt terribly for accepting a $30 check!

I hope that we can shave a little bit of the profit motive out of health care in the US--maybe doctors should be paid if patients reach good blood pressure, health weight, and vitamin-enriched diets.

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