http://betterhealth.disqus.com/enFri, 07 Nov 2008 13:21:08 -0000http://blog.getbetterhealth.com/my-flu-shot-a-snapshot-of-us-healthcare/2008.11.04#comment-6291722<p>i can't help thinking it's awesome that there has been such long lines all over... people taking a greater interest in public issues is always a good thing</p>movie fanFri, 07 Nov 2008 13:21:08 -0000http://blog.getbetterhealth.com/my-flu-shot-a-snapshot-of-us-healthcare/2008.11.04#comment-6291721<p>Among the several good points Dr Val makes; Universal Coverage promises do not address dwindling primary care availibility.<br>The links provided detail this well</p><p>I'm not sure that removing the 'profit' will resolve the provider shortage.</p>WilliamThu, 06 Nov 2008 15:25:40 -0000http://blog.getbetterhealth.com/my-flu-shot-a-snapshot-of-us-healthcare/2008.11.04#comment-6291720<p>I wonder what you would have done if you wanted to use an HSA to pay - a debit card is the payment tool most often provided by an HSA's administrator. It's also disheartening to think that if a healthcare provider can't or is unwilling to implement a 20$ piece of equipment (card reader) to create efficiencies, is there any hope for greater EHR adoption?</p>SteveWed, 05 Nov 2008 16:44:15 -0000http://blog.getbetterhealth.com/my-flu-shot-a-snapshot-of-us-healthcare/2008.11.04#comment-6291719<p>Since our health care system is built around profits for providers and not patient-centered care (even though individual clinicians try to make it so), the dis-integration of our health care system seems inevitable. Let's hope something good grows up through the cracks</p>Barbara K.Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:45:15 -0000http://blog.getbetterhealth.com/my-flu-shot-a-snapshot-of-us-healthcare/2008.11.04#comment-6291718<p>How do you see the medical (healthcare) home helping with this problem of dwindling PCPs? I enjoy your observations of a "procedure-focused" fragmentation of care.</p>Katie BrewerWed, 05 Nov 2008 11:13:17 -0000