It's a funny story. That was the first crack in the relationship. A few months later it gone blown apart over other little stuff. I think they just wanted to move on.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > Guess his ego-pride was a bit out of control :)  > > > ________________________________ > From: seventhray1 <steve.sundur@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 9:22 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Obamacare disaster (take the penality, it's > cheaper). > > >  > So what. I have often thought about quitting my job for various reasons. > And of course, it's all about money. In many other countries, doctors > just don't command the pay (or prestige) they do here. I remember being > invited down to a lake house with some families of my kid's grade school. > Our neighbor was an orthopedic doctor, and I remember having the > discussion, (after the kids had gone to bed, and we parents were shooting > the bull), and saying that doctors may have to accept less money in the > future in order to bring health care costs in line.  He got so offended > he and his wife left early the next morning. That was the beginning of the > end of that friendship. >  > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Eighty-three percent of American physicians have considered leaving their > > practices over President Barack Obama's health care reform law, according > > to a survey released by the Doctor Patient Medical Association. > > > > The DPMA, a non-partisan association of doctors and patients, surveyed a > > random selection of 699 doctors nationwide. The survey found that the > > majority have thought about bailing out of their careers over the > > legislation, which was upheld last month by the Supreme Court. > > > > Even if doctors do not quit their jobs over the ruling, America will face a > > shortage of at least 90,000 doctors by 2020. The newly passed health care > > bill increases the demand for physicians by expanding insurance coverage. > > This change will exacerbate the current shortage as more Americans live > > past 65. > > > > By 2025 the shortage will balloon to over 130,000, Len Marquez, the > > director of government relations at the American Association of Medical > > Colleges, told The Daily Caller. > > > > "One of our primary concerns is that you've got an aging physician > > workforce and you have these new beneficiaries â" these newly insured > > people â" coming through the system," he said. "There will be strains and > > there will be physician shortages." > > > > The DPMA found that many in the medical profession do not believe the > > Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will lead to better access to > > medical care for the majority of Americans, co-founder of the DPMA Kathryn > > Serkes told TheDC. > > > > "Doctors clearly understand what Washington does not â" that a piece of > > paper that says you are `covered' by insurance or `enrolled' in Medicare or > > Medicaid does not translate to actual medical care when doctors can't > > afford to see patients at the lowball payments, and patients have to jump > > through government and insurance company bureaucratic hoops," she said. > > > > The American Medical Association, which endorsed Obama's health care > > overhaul, was not able to immediately offer comment on the survey. > > Spokesperson Heather Lasher Todd said it would take time to review the > > information in the survey. > > > > Janelle Davis of the American Academy of Family Physicians said the AAFP > > could not provide thoughtful commentary without studying the survey's > > findings and methodology. > > > > Read more: > > http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/09/report-83-percent-of-doctors-have-considered-quitting-over-obamacare/#ixzz20AS5JNbA > > >
