>>>"What, did you want me to let her die?"
>>>How do I answer that nonsense?
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>Maybe answer it the same way you answer it when the car mechanic says you need a new steering rack boot unless you want to run off the freeway?
>

Wow, John.
That analogy is way off base!
Unless he's incompetent, when that mechanic makes that repair, it's almost a certainty that the car will be fixed.
Given enough money and time, at least potentially, a mechanic can have a 100% success rate.

By that standard, the medical profession has a 0% success rate since all patients ultimately die, regardless of the size of the budget.

If an MD actually had a success rate that was even half that of the mechanic's instead of pretending to - as many do - then your analogy might hold water.



>>What do you reckon a plumber would charge, especially if he knew that if he left a sharp edge and you lost your foot or leg, he'd be sued for millions?

In fact, we don't have to be hypothetical. We can answer that one easily, John.
Asian immigrants clip toenails at minimum wage in nail "salons" all over the country despite the threat of being sued for millions.
Odd, isn't it?

Because my guy calls it "tissue removal" instead of toenail clipping does that mean that he can be sued for more millions?
Maybe he should look into opening a nail salon.


>>>Medicare will pay for a clipping every 90 days.
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>So do you have diabetes with LOPS, or what is the documented justification?
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>>> When they set the date for my next clipping, it miraculously always lands exactly 90 days from the last clipping.
>Isn't that a marvelous coincidence?
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>Seems to me that Medicare is like a car manufacturer publishing a service schedule in the interests of trouble-free motoring. Want to avoid preventable foot complications? Get your foot examined/treated every 90 days. Sheesh, if the physician recommended 180 days and a patient lost a toe, ambulance chasers would swarm.
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>>>Medicare and AARP pay him $47/clip. He does about 5/hr so it pays his golf green fees, I guess.
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>What do you reckon a plumber would charge, especially if he knew that if he left a sharp edge and you lost your foot or leg, he'd be sued for millions?
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>>>PS.. we have great pizza in Hamilton, and I'll buy.
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>Next time you're down this way the Hell pizzas are on me. ;-) www.hellpizza.com. Oh, here's some pizza advertizing you might not see in the US:
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p1yBlV7Ges

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