Re: [APML] Payment for astrophotos

[Stephen Pitt <lthuedk@pe.net>]

Guys -

When our GP died-about the time Organized Medicine arrived-the days of 
office removals of keratoses with electrocoag ceased.  What would this 
cost in time and money now?  At least three appointments, two of which 
are to the dermatologist.  This is the kind of thing that drives up the 
costs and puts care farther and farther out of reach for the middle class.

As for the golden age of GPs:  It was purely hippocratic, full of 
courage, and replete with consummate knowledge.  Now, its just another 
expensive referral service to even more expensive specialists-many of 
whom have lost their knowledge of the big physiological picture long ago.

Doctors (and lawyers) will always complain about the returns on their 
long educations yet, are somehow able to afford those elitist toys I can 
only dream of.   So, it does no good ranting on APML about how tough 
things are when I can't even afford a field flattener or autoguider. And 
oh, I've got nearly 200 college units and truly am not into the black 
yet business-wise.

Perhaps there should be an "elitist-APML," as well.

Stephen Pitt
http://www.light-to-dark.com/




awallacejr@sbcglobal.net wrote:

>Dave-
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>Their tax lawyer. And I do know that small town generalists--who are
>essential to the system--don't make this kind of money. Those Docs I
>especially admire.
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>Andy
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>From: "David B. Toth" <ve3gyq@amsat.org>
>To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 9:37 AM
>Subject: Re: [APML] Payment for astrophotos
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>>At 08:18 AM 11/2/2002 -0600, awallacejr@sbcglobal.net wrote:
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>>>Bobby-
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>>>I represent a number of Docs in the Dallas area. If they are doing
>>>"procedures" or work in any number of specialties, it is not at all
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>unusual
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>>>for their annual net after expenses to be over $1,000,000.00. That will
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>buy
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>>>some astro gear! :-) And most don't work 90 hours a week either.
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>Medicare,
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>>>paperwork and all, was one of the best things that ever happened to most
>>>Docs.
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>>I'd sure like to meet them ... those sure must be great procedures they
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>are
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>>doing.
>>The rest of us schmoos who don't do procedure-based medicine never come
>>within barking distance of that.
>>And you are mistaken - medicare has been steadily declining, and like
>>social security, its collapse is inevitable, so plan ahead (i.e. die young
>>or save $$$  for retirement or move to Canada when you retire <grin>)
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>>Just curious - how do you "represent them" ?
>>
>>Dave
>>PS: if they seem to have so much $$$, you must not have subtracted their
>>malpractice costs. An obstetrician in our Ohio town of 50,000 pays about
>>$120-140,000 annually in premiums - that is also a lot of where YOUR
>>dollars went.
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