And another
I almost bled to death on an ER gurney, where I was left to sit for three hours before anybody even came to check me out. When I finally got out of the OR, I was stuck in a double room with a guy who's appendix had burst - he had repeatedly told his doctor, "I have appendicitis, do something about it NOW," and the doctor kept telling him, "No you don't, go home."
My wife was told, alternately, that she had scabies/allergic reaction/something else for about five years before a doctor finally diagnosed her as having pernio.
We have insurance. We pay our bills. We still get screwed. Yes, doctors should get paid. But the system does need to be reigned in and controlled, especially the insurance company side. Malpractice should stand, but non-compensatory (pain + suffering, etc.) damages should be capped as a multiplier of the compensatory judgement.
Get the damn system working for the PEOPLE again, not for the doctors/pharmaceutical/insurance companies.
