Neurosurgery in Crisis; Socialized Medicine; Central Control; Neurosurgeons testimonials; This is about your life!

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SUMMARY: Round table discussion of the Crisis in Neurosurgery and Medicine with testimonials of neurosurgeons in academic and private group and solo  Practice. Medicare in 1965>payments of patient costs to hospitals> government takeover of Medicine> Cost overruns, HMOs> Doctors become employees of hospitals>patients become numbers as doctors>Control by Biomedical Industry>declining reimbursement. Disappearance of private practice> Neurosurgeons pay has fallen consistently> poor patient care and service> declining quality of healthcare. Results of government or central control of anything. What should be done? First of a series to obtain the facts before finalizing a solution.  This is Your Life!  What to do?  (JIA)

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  • Ramsis Ghaly, MD

    Boards in Neurosurgery, Anesthsia, Critical Care and Paim Medicine