Given the patient volume at the clinic I go to, I’d be amazed if any of the medical staff had time to run down to the OWS media circus. Gotta wonder how many of those people in hospital scrubs, etc. are working physicians, PA’s, etc. and how many are medical students, ‘researchers’, or others who don’t actually see patients. If they really wanted to help (assuming they ARE working physicians), how about they just start treating uninsured patients for free.

It seems that O.W.S. executives are collecting “wealth” (i.e. donations) and NOT sharing with the “little people”!! Does that sound slightly familiar??

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/they_want_lice_of_the_occu_pie_9xKCxcI4aectFYkafMb8UJ

Americans blame the federal government more for the nation’s economic plight than they do the primary target of the Occupy Wall Street protests — big financial institutions. If you don’t know why people are protesting on wall street, this article gives a very good explanation on it.

http://explainlikeakid.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-people-are-protesting-on-wall.html

This is such an interesting time in our history. I think it’s great that the physicians and nurses have joined in! Here’s a poem I wrote: http://mindfulnesswalks.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/protesters-occupy-wall-street-power-to-the-people-a-poem/

I understand the problems that you Americans have with your healthcare system, and yes it is an affront to civilised country like the US that so many are without healthcare.
This without doubt costs lives when people die needlessly simply because they cannot afford it. So tell me who is held responsible for those deaths.who has been prosecuted for the deaths of the poor. or does it not matter.
The scary thing is though is that given the chance our Tory government would do the same thing to our NHS here in the UK

TORT REFORM!! FIX THE LEGAL GREED AND THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE!!!

What’s the first thing hospitals/doctors operate on? Your wallet!
No coverage? Then tough it out and consider the options.

In 2008, a year that saw the collapse of stock market, the implosion of pension funds, 401(k)s, and college endowments, the destruction of millions of jobs, and the worst recession since the 1930s, the top 25 hedge fund managers received $11.6 billion in compensation. However, there are 94.6 million nonsupervisory workers today who earn less than the average work did in 1973. Unemployment for 19 to 29 year olds is reported at eighteen (18%) percent. I’m sure that’s much higher than that.

It’s the fault of Congress to let Corporate America send jobs that were created here to foreign lands. Every time I call a service center (Citicorp, for example), I get someone on the other line from the Caribbean or India. And I’m not knocking either the Caribbean or India.

Our laws “must” be changed. If a product is sold here, then some percentage (like 50%) should be made here. Corporate America must be given an ultimatum to bring our job back to the USA–or have their products/services banned. If that’s not a solution, then these companies should not be given any tax credits (or any other incentives) to send our jobs overseas.

Congress should be made up of a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Today, it’s a millionaire’s club. That’s got to change, or more of us will fall into poverty.

Furthermore, off-shoring U.S. jobs onto foreign lands should be a National Security issue–too boot. Corporate America shipped millions of U.S. jobs outside of the U.S. over the past 30 years. That in itself weakens this country because tax receipts fall, and, in return, puts stress on our federal (and local) budgets. Think about it.

Leave us medical professionals alone.

I went to school for a long time to get where I am.

Many come to me constantly for free advise. When your sick and we save your life you sing a different song.

These docs and nurses should be ashamed of themselves.

I agree that a country with the values of the United States should not have a single person uninsured. However, I disagree that privated insurer’s are entirely to blame. In fact, private insurer’s have been very responsive to the quality, access, and efficiency needs of their growing membership. Corporations and the Federal and State governments instead of cutting healthcare spending need to invest in the health of it’s citizenship since the health and welfare is the foundation for any economic recovery and growth.

The average physician in NYC makes $245,000 per year. The average Orthopedist makes $470,000, Radiologist- $390,000, Surgeon -$560,000, Dermatologist – $370,000, Internal Med- $195,000, Psychiatrist – $238,000, Cardiologist – $394,000

There are some that make much more and some that make less but most of them do very well for themselves. Medical schools do cost a small fortune but with salaries in the hundreds of thousands, it doesn’t take that long to pay it off and begin reaping the rewards.

Most of the Doctors spend half the time with patients then they did 10 years ago because they are more concerned about maintaining their lifestyles and less about patient care.

Operation “Occupy the Skyboxes” takes the movement to NFL cities starting today:
http://www.spnheadlines.com/2011/10/operation-occupy-skyboxes-begins-today.html

THE AMA and MEDICAL doctors have been co-conspiring for years! Just look at the Anti-trust law suits that Chiropractors had to file to help people have the right to choose health care, that TOOK 11 YEARS TO WIN.

AND the AMA and MEDICAL doctors STILL co-conspire with TV shows like Law and Order and 2 and 1/2 men to downplay & poo poo this most excellent health care in our midst. (Sure there is deceit and rip-offs there too, just like any profession). BUT

The AMA and DOCTORS and INS CO’S have it all figured out. I am happy this group is “doing something”, but PLEASE, SPARE ME!!! for ONE!

Funny how at EVERY doctor’s office there are a slew of Pharmie reps offering CA$H incentives not only to the doctors, but also nurse practitioners and nurses, to prescribe highly toxic, unneccessary meds.

We now have a zombie populace, brought to you in no small part by Merk/Eli LiLy/Glaxo.

These “healthcare professionals” at OWS are merely put-up jobs by the Obama Admininstration to keep the occupiers’ protests far far away from the White House and the re-election campaign 2012.

ATTENTION OWS

DOCTORS are THE 1% YOU IDIOTS

WHAT DR in NYC drives a HYUNDAI????

Here’s an IDEA

Instead of DRs bitchung about health care how about:

1) Lower YOUR RATES…

2) Get your OFFICE HOURS together INSTEAD of MAKING PEOPLE WAIT HRS in your WAITING ROOM

IN Boston they hacked into the Police Website and posted passwords on the internet, and in Alabama did the very same thing and not only posted passwords but social security numbers as well. If they keep this up then any support for these groups storming Wall Street will soon go down the toilet.

I have never heard so much BS from so many
There are a few with good reasons to bitch at the BAnks, The unions are doing well , stop giving money to the political groups and save your people thousands, invest in your drug programs and not elected officals
Schools are charging more because the teachers want more , Some where it has to stop, if you raise a persons salery someone will have to pay for it. That will be us.
All this I want does not grow on trees, some one will pay for it , Downside Goverment put money back into building America

Insurance Companies are greedy and they continue to raise premiums for the insured while decreasing payments to the provider. They dictate the maximum healthcare benefits you can get in healthcare.

Physicians and hospitals are slaves to the insurance companies because they have to be contracted with them in order to stay in business. Get rid of American Healthcare Insurance Companies, they do not care about your health, they care about profit.

The above comment is plain ignorant. Do not begrudge doctors and nurses salaries, look at corporate greed.
Doctors and nurses are some of the hardest working people. Is it right for the health care corporations top tier CEOs, CFOs, board members to earn millions in salary, and receive millions in stock options? At the same time cut employee benefits, salary freezes, cut 401Ks?, cut staff? The top tier of the healthcare industry is not on the front line saving people’s life’s daily. If a CEO is doing a bad job and gets fired, he or she leaves with a golden parachute, an average worker leaves with nothing. Where is corporate responsibility?

Thank GOD that at least there’s a handfull of doctors and nurses with a back bone! now if we could only get the other 99% to get a back bone inplant we might be able to let the Pharma. Corporation know that hiding Natural remedies
discoveries and create designer drugs for every sneeze they hear would come to a halt! may be we stand a chance in fixing the HEALTH SYSTEM.. everythng starts with a dream.

Of course they want every American to have good health insurance, because health insurance guarantees they are paid.

I congratulate all of you for your courage against a system that seems totally broken.
I came to this country in 1967 and got care through the military. I worked for a University in AZ and got great healthcare, and other places that offered great healthcare as well.
THE PROTESTERS ARE RIGHT, HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT, and should not be intereupted by greedy corporations and their CEO’s.
This country seems to only give good care to the elite, and our government, whose healthcare is paid for with our tax money. If they can get the greatest healthcare from our taxes, than why can’t wee.

It is so true, and it’s so wonderful to see how there are physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers, take part in this movement.
People always ask me “why did you move from Germany”, because we have such a wonderful healthcare system there (and please readers, don’t call it a socialized system, it is not). But, due to the influence of German students having studied in the US the care has let down a lot. I used to get 3 prescriptions on one pad, and only paid .50 Pfennig for them. Today, as my sister says, she pays for each individual one. But, the care is still better there than in the US; AND YES, THAT IN THE supposed RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. Good health care seems only for the elite, or our government officials, whose care is paid for by our tax contributions. SHAME ON YOU US, AND I take my head off for all of you protesters because our children, grandchildren and theirs will thank you for it.

Yeah, maybe its time we put doctors on a flat salary that pays 40 hours work and nothing more. How about $80000 for every doctor in America and every nurse at $40000. We don’t need greedy medical professionals. Need to serve the 99%.