Elaina George M.D. Has RX for Obamacare

DECATUR, Ga. - Feb. 25, 2014 - PRLog -- Subject: PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBES THE CURE
         FOR AN AILING OBAMACARE

DOCTOR TARGETS OBAMACARE FOR PUTTING HER ABILITY AS A PHYSICIAN TO TAKE CARE OF HER PATIENTS IN JEOPARDY
... LEARN THE TRUTH FROM A PHYSICIAN WHO CARES!

        Elaina George, M.D. calls it like she sees it and gives an insider's view of what it is really like to practice medicine on the front line.
        Her bold look at "Obamacare's Health Inequality" is a  Prescription that offers a cure for the ailing US healthcare system

    A wake up call from a physician of note strikes at the heart of the Affordable Health Care Act today as Elaina George, M.D. delivers a view of Obamacare as a practicing physician along with some considered alternatives.  The message comes from an impeccable source.  Dr. George is a Board Certified Otolaryngologist, whose credentials are like a Who's Who of medicine.  She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Biology.  She received her Master’s degree in Medical Microbiology from Long Island University.  Dr. George earned her medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.  She completed her residency at Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hospital. She has her own radio show Medicine on Call and has been a guest on dozens of national radio and TV shows sharing her expertise on Obamacare.

         Unfortunately the wisdom of a physician like Dr. George was not part of the solution offered to us when the health care act was written.  Dealing with the harsh realities now facing the nation Dr. George chooses to speak out, loud and clear.

         "The debate on whether to repeal, amend or let the process continue to its conclusion has devolved into a heated argument where it is all about winning at any cost. But while pundits and politicians are preoccupied with winning, people are dying, people are losing their financial underpinning, and there is both a transfer of health and a transfer of wealth." says Dr. George. "In short, the healthcare system is breaking into a two-tiered system - those who are relegated to Obamacare will be trapped in a system which locks them out of the very best healthcare that our country has to offer while those who can afford to simply opt-out."

  A Thoughtful Alternative from Dr George
"Whether we like it or not, Obamacare is the law of the land. It has fundamentally changed the American healthcare system. We can't afford to be distracted by the disastrous roll out, nor can we yield to glittering idealism that obscures the facts. Truth is: the government has inserted itself between the doctor and the patient by taking control of the system - from a doctor’s treatment options to a patient’s choice from cradle to grave, and everything in between," warns Dr. George.

According to Dr George the answer to affordable healthcare is not found with increasing government centralization and mandated health insurance, the answer to cost effective healthcare instead lies in the power of the free market.

         Health insurance companies loom as a barrier between the physician and patient. If there is a way to trump the myth that the health care system will benefit from being run by mega insurance companies that operate like a Pac-Man gobbling up profits at the expense of patient centered care, Dr. George "slays the dragon" for us.

Less layers mean you can pass along the savings to the patient," George points out. "Most of the time it is cheaper for a patient to pay for a service instead of using their insurance because they have to pay deductibles which can be as high as $10,000. The surgery centers, radiology, and labs pass on savings just like the physician when they don't have to deal with the insurance company.

         "In each case the pressure of competition leads to customer service, and there is a pressure to keep the service affordable, but quality rules," she reminds us.

         "Instead of starting with the doctor patient relationship as the core of what it takes to provide efficient, excellent individualized cost effective healthcare, the middleman has been empowered, driving bureaucratic layers with regulations and committees that inevitably increase cost. That cost is borne by the patient in longer waiting time, rationed care, and replacement of their trusted physician with less experienced extender providers such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners. There has even been a movement towards expanding the scope of practice by allowing pharmacists to write prescriptions and nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform certain surgical procedures in the name of providing access and cutting costs. However, there is no way to calculate the cost that a patient may pay with a missed diagnosis or a botched procedure in the one size fits all conveyor belt driven medical system that is being set up," says Dr. George as she shares her critical concerns as a practicing medical specialist who is also deeply concerned for the nation.

A PRESCRIPTION TO SAVE LIVES: THE FUTURE SOLUTION

         "The two-tiered system that is being created under the auspices of Obamacare can be broken by following the alternate path of free market medicine which is alive and well and thriving. By removing the insurance company and government middlemen, patients will find that their costs will drop precipitously. They will once again have their choice of doctor, have the procedures they want, have a quality relationship with their doctor who will be able to spend time with them, and know what their costs are up front. The options are myriad, from urgent care centers staffed by board certified ER physicians that charge a flat fee, to surgery centers who list their prices, to websites where you can bid for medical services, to doctors who barter, to cost sharing ministries which are allowed under Obamacare guidelines.

         "Each of these strategies provides an option that will give the patient true control of their health care dollar to spend in a system where there is true competition that is driven by innovation, customer service, collegiality and personal responsibility on the one hand instead of cronyism, control and coercion on the other," proposes Dr. Elaina George.

Please visit Dr. George's websites at:     http://www.drelainageorge.com

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