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[Reinhardt Behm]

On 22.03.2015 03:29, Joerg wrote:

But it still does other things. I bet he feels really good after
exercise. When I came home from a 36mi hard mountain bike ride yesterday
night I felt like a Viking warrior on a horse.

So you needed some mead? ;-)

--
Reinhardt

 

[Joerg]

On 2015-03-21 4:03 PM, Reinhardt Behm wrote:

On 22.03.2015 03:29, Joerg wrote:

But it still does other things. I bet he feels really good after
exercise. When I came home from a 36mi hard mountain bike ride yesterday
night I felt like a Viking warrior on a horse.

So you needed some mead? ;-)

Almost. On the way back I had a Strong Blonde Ale at one of my bicycle
"gas stations":

http://placervillebrewingco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/frontslider1.jpg
http://placervillebrewingco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beer2light.jpg

Eight volts, woohoo ...

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

 

On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 23:02:13 GMT, Tom Swift <spam@me.com> wrote:

Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> wrote:

The chargemaster secrecy alone is huge. Case in point: Eye exam was
needed. So we inquired and at one out-of-network doctor the procedure
with prescription would have cost about $70. Called the HMO to see what
they charge. To out great surprise since we have a high-deductible plan
they said that it's no charge at all, like preventative care. So we
went. _Then_ we got a statement for $163. I called. "Oh, sorry, you were
given wrong information but it's your responsibility to check the
coverage". Which we can't because most of it isn't disclosed. This is
despicable and a serious cancer in US health care.

From the discussion, I understand med tech companies aren't making much
money, and are laying off people. Doctors are barely able to scrape by.

From Wikipedia, "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the
United States spent more on health care per capita ($8,608), and more on
health care as percentage of its GDP (17.2%), than any other nation in
2011."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States

Like most statistics, it doesn't tell the entire story.

So who is making all the money in health care?

Insurance companies? Lawyers? Congresscritters?

>Is it the hospitals with

Nope, they're going broke too. Obamacare is putting the small
regional hospitals out of business. The large city hospitals seem to
be doing OK, but...

>their obscene chargemaster lists?

Who pays the rates on the "obscene chargemaster lists"? Insurance
companies certainly don't and those without insurance don't (pay
anything). Who's left?

 

[Joerg]

On 2015-03-21 4:02 PM, Tom Swift wrote:

Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> wrote:

The chargemaster secrecy alone is huge. Case in point: Eye exam was
needed. So we inquired and at one out-of-network doctor the procedure
with prescription would have cost about $70. Called the HMO to see what
they charge. To out great surprise since we have a high-deductible plan
they said that it's no charge at all, like preventative care. So we
went. _Then_ we got a statement for $163. I called. "Oh, sorry, you were
given wrong information but it's your responsibility to check the
coverage". Which we can't because most of it isn't disclosed. This is
despicable and a serious cancer in US health care.

From the discussion, I understand med tech companies aren't making much
money, and are laying off people. Doctors are barely able to scrape by.

That is true for many.

http://www.californiahealthline.org/road-to-reform/2013/more-doctors-are-quitting-medicare-is-obamacare-really-to-blame

Some are retiring early. Others don't take Medicare and/or patients. I
know people who've had serious difficulties finding a doctor that had
time to treat them and was willing to.

From Wikipedia, "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the
United States spent more on health care per capita ($8,608), and more on
health care as percentage of its GDP (17.2%), than any other nation in
2011."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States

So who is making all the money in health care? Is it the hospitals with
their obscene chargemaster lists?

Lawyers, liability insurers, unionized workers and hospitals, mostly. A
nurse makes more money than an engineer in many places. The health
"system" in the US has gone beyond absurd. Which is why many people with
non-urgent or elective surgeries go to Thailand and other places to have
it done.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

 

On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:01:54 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 3:50 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:29:37 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 8:48 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:52:02 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:


[...]

Get a ton of exercise, don't smoke, don't eat bad stuff and you might
never need this done. But for some people the conditions are heredetary,
not much they can do about it. A friend of ours just got a whole new
heart valve delivered and installed with such a procedure. They didn't
have to crack his chest for open heart surgery, a procedure he might not
have survived due to other medical conditions.

Pretty much a genes thing. My brother had a couple of stents a week
before I had the catheterization/ He, too, should have had a triple
bypass but they blew it so he'll have to wait a year for the surgery.
Another brother died of sudden death syndrome. He was the one who was
anal about all the exercise and diet stuff. He swam two miles three
times a week and did a couple of hours at the gym 7 days. Didn't help.


But it still does other things. I bet he feels really good after
exercise. When I came home from a 36mi hard mountain bike ride yesterday
night I felt like a Viking warrior on a horse.

Drugs do the same thing, in the same way. Dopamine, Serotonin, and
Endorphins.


But with exercise it only happens after reaching a certain endurance
level. When I started intense biking 1-1/2 years ago I was huffing and
puffing after 15 mile of hills and my only thought was "Get me off of
this bike!". Now it's different.

Not sure that it matters. The drugs and effects are the same. If you
don't exercise for several days, you'll have withdrawal symptoms, too.
Drugs don't addict the user on first use, either.

 

[Tom Swift]

Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> wrote:

On 2015-03-21 4:02 PM, Tom Swift wrote:

So who is making all the money in health care? Is it the hospitals
with their obscene chargemaster lists?

Lawyers, liability insurers, unionized workers and hospitals, mostly.
A nurse makes more money than an engineer in many places. The health
"system" in the US has gone beyond absurd. Which is why many people
with non-urgent or elective surgeries go to Thailand and other places
to have it done.

Thanks for the link:

http://www.californiahealthline.org/road-to-reform/2013/more-doctors-are-
quitting-medicare-is-obamacare-really-to-blame

The article linked to another article in the NewYorker, "Cowboys and Pit
Crews":

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/cowboys-and-pit-crews

This was a very enjoyable read - thank you.

But the problem is once you start reading about these issues, you quickly
get overwhelmed with the complexity. There doesn't seem to be a single
string that if you pull on it, out will come the solution. Given all the
different factors - politics, liability, social, and plain greed, there
may be no solution.

Medical tourism may be the answer for those who can afford it, but many
cannot. Possible solutions abound, for example the free health care
enjoyed by Canadians. But it is doubtful anything like this could be
introduced in the US.

I know many people in health care are very idealistic about helping
others. But when it starts affecting your family, you have to make a
choice.

I guess you can consider yourself lucky to have got out when you did.

 

[Clifford Heath]

On 22/03/15 10:02, Tom Swift wrote:

So who is making all the money in health care? Is it the hospitals with
their obscene chargemaster lists?

At some point, professional indemnity insurance costs more than health
insurance (with reduced liability). It seems likely that the USA is well
past that point.

Life is dangerous. Not everything that happens to you is "someone else's
fault".

 

[Joerg]

On 2015-03-21 5:58 PM, Tom Swift wrote:

Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> wrote:

On 2015-03-21 4:02 PM, Tom Swift wrote:

So who is making all the money in health care? Is it the hospitals
with their obscene chargemaster lists?

Lawyers, liability insurers, unionized workers and hospitals, mostly.
A nurse makes more money than an engineer in many places. The health
"system" in the US has gone beyond absurd. Which is why many people
with non-urgent or elective surgeries go to Thailand and other places
to have it done.

Thanks for the link:

http://www.californiahealthline.org/road-to-reform/2013/more-doctors-are-
quitting-medicare-is-obamacare-really-to-blame

The article linked to another article in the NewYorker, "Cowboys and Pit
Crews":

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/cowboys-and-pit-crews

This was a very enjoyable read - thank you.

But the problem is once you start reading about these issues, you quickly
get overwhelmed with the complexity. There doesn't seem to be a single
string that if you pull on it, out will come the solution. Given all the
different factors - politics, liability, social, and plain greed, there
may be no solution.

The key points are missing in most publications (sometimes because they
are not "PC") and those are that, before doing anything to our medical
system, we must get rid of the parasites in it and also make it at least
as transparent as the process of buying groceries. If a cardiologist has
to pay north of $100k just in liablility insurance just to be able to
practice that is sick. If people cannot find out before committing what
a procedure costs that is never going to work in the long run.

Medical tourism may be the answer for those who can afford it, but many
cannot. Possible solutions abound, for example the free health care
enjoyed by Canadians. But it is doubtful anything like this could be
introduced in the US.

I wouldn't want it. Socialized medicine results in the usual, waiting
lists. Except people die on those kinds of waiting lists. Wealthier
Canadians often quietly carry a Mayo Care card or something similar in
their pockets. That way they can avoid the mediocre performance of their
country's health system and skip across the border for top notch
treatment. While at Mayo I was astounded how many Canadian patients were
there, their accents gave them away. Problem is, if our system turns
sour we have no border to skip across for medical care. We'd have to
cross an ocean and with a heart condition that may not be possible.

I know many people in health care are very idealistic about helping
others. But when it starts affecting your family, you have to make a
choice.

I guess you can consider yourself lucky to have got out when you did.

It would have been ok to get out later but it would have created a lull
in assignments. I'd have used that for mountain biking

I didn't get out completely, still doing one medical project and that is
a very challenging one. When it's tough, it's fun.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

 

[Joerg]

On 2015-03-21 4:21 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:

On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:01:54 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 3:50 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:29:37 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 8:48 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:52:02 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:


[...]

Get a ton of exercise, don't smoke, don't eat bad stuff and you might
never need this done. But for some people the conditions are heredetary,
not much they can do about it. A friend of ours just got a whole new
heart valve delivered and installed with such a procedure. They didn't
have to crack his chest for open heart surgery, a procedure he might not
have survived due to other medical conditions.

Pretty much a genes thing. My brother had a couple of stents a week
before I had the catheterization/ He, too, should have had a triple
bypass but they blew it so he'll have to wait a year for the surgery.
Another brother died of sudden death syndrome. He was the one who was
anal about all the exercise and diet stuff. He swam two miles three
times a week and did a couple of hours at the gym 7 days. Didn't help.


But it still does other things. I bet he feels really good after
exercise. When I came home from a 36mi hard mountain bike ride yesterday
night I felt like a Viking warrior on a horse.

Drugs do the same thing, in the same way. Dopamine, Serotonin, and
Endorphins.


But with exercise it only happens after reaching a certain endurance
level. When I started intense biking 1-1/2 years ago I was huffing and
puffing after 15 mile of hills and my only thought was "Get me off of
this bike!". Now it's different.

Not sure that it matters. The drugs and effects are the same. If you
don't exercise for several days, you'll have withdrawal symptoms, too.

I do. That is because it isn't the endorphins, it's the experience. On
Friday I used my mountain bike to go to Placerville, a 36mi ride and
often through gnarly terrain. I met many horses, dogs, had a fox travel
in front of me on the trail for a while, saw beautiful birds, pretty
flowers, a few chats with ranchers. Then there is the experience of
achievement. For example, for the first time ever I was able to hammer
up a particular uphill stretch staying in the pedals. I and almost
anyone I know used to walk the last part of it.

Drugs don't addict the user on first use, either.

Because they can't give you any of the above.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

 

On Sun, 22 Mar 2015 07:34:01 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 4:21 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:01:54 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 3:50 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:29:37 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 8:48 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:52:02 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:


[...]

Get a ton of exercise, don't smoke, don't eat bad stuff and you might
never need this done. But for some people the conditions are heredetary,
not much they can do about it. A friend of ours just got a whole new
heart valve delivered and installed with such a procedure. They didn't
have to crack his chest for open heart surgery, a procedure he might not
have survived due to other medical conditions.

Pretty much a genes thing. My brother had a couple of stents a week
before I had the catheterization/ He, too, should have had a triple
bypass but they blew it so he'll have to wait a year for the surgery.
Another brother died of sudden death syndrome. He was the one who was
anal about all the exercise and diet stuff. He swam two miles three
times a week and did a couple of hours at the gym 7 days. Didn't help.


But it still does other things. I bet he feels really good after
exercise. When I came home from a 36mi hard mountain bike ride yesterday
night I felt like a Viking warrior on a horse.

Drugs do the same thing, in the same way. Dopamine, Serotonin, and
Endorphins.


But with exercise it only happens after reaching a certain endurance
level. When I started intense biking 1-1/2 years ago I was huffing and
puffing after 15 mile of hills and my only thought was "Get me off of
this bike!". Now it's different.

Not sure that it matters. The drugs and effects are the same. If you
don't exercise for several days, you'll have withdrawal symptoms, too.


I do. That is because it isn't the endorphins, it's the experience. On
Friday I used my mountain bike to go to Placerville, a 36mi ride and
often through gnarly terrain. I met many horses, dogs, had a fox travel
in front of me on the trail for a while, saw beautiful birds, pretty
flowers, a few chats with ranchers. Then there is the experience of
achievement. For example, for the first time ever I was able to hammer
up a particular uphill stretch staying in the pedals. I and almost
anyone I know used to walk the last part of it.

You're wrong. It's the drugs.

Drugs don't addict the user on first use, either.


Because they can't give you any of the above.

Wrong again. It's *exactly* the same process. Your brain likes the
endorphins, no matter how you get them (whether it be dope, exercise,
or chocolates).

 

[Joerg]

On 2015-03-22 9:47 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:

On Sun, 22 Mar 2015 07:34:01 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 4:21 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:01:54 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 3:50 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:29:37 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 8:48 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:52:02 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:


[...]

Get a ton of exercise, don't smoke, don't eat bad stuff and you might
never need this done. But for some people the conditions are heredetary,
not much they can do about it. A friend of ours just got a whole new
heart valve delivered and installed with such a procedure. They didn't
have to crack his chest for open heart surgery, a procedure he might not
have survived due to other medical conditions.

Pretty much a genes thing. My brother had a couple of stents a week
before I had the catheterization/ He, too, should have had a triple
bypass but they blew it so he'll have to wait a year for the surgery.
Another brother died of sudden death syndrome. He was the one who was
anal about all the exercise and diet stuff. He swam two miles three
times a week and did a couple of hours at the gym 7 days. Didn't help.


But it still does other things. I bet he feels really good after
exercise. When I came home from a 36mi hard mountain bike ride yesterday
night I felt like a Viking warrior on a horse.

Drugs do the same thing, in the same way. Dopamine, Serotonin, and
Endorphins.


But with exercise it only happens after reaching a certain endurance
level. When I started intense biking 1-1/2 years ago I was huffing and
puffing after 15 mile of hills and my only thought was "Get me off of
this bike!". Now it's different.

Not sure that it matters. The drugs and effects are the same. If you
don't exercise for several days, you'll have withdrawal symptoms, too.


I do. That is because it isn't the endorphins, it's the experience. On
Friday I used my mountain bike to go to Placerville, a 36mi ride and
often through gnarly terrain. I met many horses, dogs, had a fox travel
in front of me on the trail for a while, saw beautiful birds, pretty
flowers, a few chats with ranchers. Then there is the experience of
achievement. For example, for the first time ever I was able to hammer
up a particular uphill stretch staying in the pedals. I and almost
anyone I know used to walk the last part of it.

You're wrong. It's the drugs.

Drugs don't addict the user on first use, either.


Because they can't give you any of the above.

Wrong again. It's *exactly* the same process. Your brain likes the
endorphins, no matter how you get them (whether it be dope, exercise,
or chocolates).

Nope. For me it's mostly the memories of the last ride. For example, I
do not net much fun out of a tough ride along one of the main county
roads here and there isn't much of an "endorphin high" afterwards. But
when coming back from a similarly strenuous trail ride it's completely
different. I feel good and can't wait to go back there. This is because
of the whole experience and has little to do with body-produced substances.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

 

On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:22:15 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
wrote:

On 2015-03-22 9:47 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sun, 22 Mar 2015 07:34:01 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 4:21 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:01:54 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 3:50 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:29:37 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 8:48 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:52:02 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:


[...]

Get a ton of exercise, don't smoke, don't eat bad stuff and you might
never need this done. But for some people the conditions are heredetary,
not much they can do about it. A friend of ours just got a whole new
heart valve delivered and installed with such a procedure. They didn't
have to crack his chest for open heart surgery, a procedure he might not
have survived due to other medical conditions.

Pretty much a genes thing. My brother had a couple of stents a week
before I had the catheterization/ He, too, should have had a triple
bypass but they blew it so he'll have to wait a year for the surgery.
Another brother died of sudden death syndrome. He was the one who was
anal about all the exercise and diet stuff. He swam two miles three
times a week and did a couple of hours at the gym 7 days. Didn't help.


But it still does other things. I bet he feels really good after
exercise. When I came home from a 36mi hard mountain bike ride yesterday
night I felt like a Viking warrior on a horse.

Drugs do the same thing, in the same way. Dopamine, Serotonin, and
Endorphins.


But with exercise it only happens after reaching a certain endurance
level. When I started intense biking 1-1/2 years ago I was huffing and
puffing after 15 mile of hills and my only thought was "Get me off of
this bike!". Now it's different.

Not sure that it matters. The drugs and effects are the same. If you
don't exercise for several days, you'll have withdrawal symptoms, too.


I do. That is because it isn't the endorphins, it's the experience. On
Friday I used my mountain bike to go to Placerville, a 36mi ride and
often through gnarly terrain. I met many horses, dogs, had a fox travel
in front of me on the trail for a while, saw beautiful birds, pretty
flowers, a few chats with ranchers. Then there is the experience of
achievement. For example, for the first time ever I was able to hammer
up a particular uphill stretch staying in the pedals. I and almost
anyone I know used to walk the last part of it.

You're wrong. It's the drugs.

Drugs don't addict the user on first use, either.


Because they can't give you any of the above.

Wrong again. It's *exactly* the same process. Your brain likes the
endorphins, no matter how you get them (whether it be dope, exercise,
or chocolates).


Nope. For me it's mostly the memories of the last ride. For example, I
do not net much fun out of a tough ride along one of the main county
roads here and there isn't much of an "endorphin high" afterwards. But
when coming back from a similarly strenuous trail ride it's completely
different. I feel good and can't wait to go back there. This is because
of the whole experience and has little to do with body-produced substances.

Where do you think those happy thoughts came from? You're ADDICTED!
;-)

 

[Joerg]

On 2015-03-23 5:50 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:

On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:22:15 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-22 9:47 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sun, 22 Mar 2015 07:34:01 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 4:21 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:01:54 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 3:50 PM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:29:37 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:

On 2015-03-21 8:48 AM, krw@zzz.com wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:52:02 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com
wrote:


[...]

Get a ton of exercise, don't smoke, don't eat bad stuff and you might
never need this done. But for some people the conditions are heredetary,
not much they can do about it. A friend of ours just got a whole new
heart valve delivered and installed with such a procedure. They didn't
have to crack his chest for open heart surgery, a procedure he might not
have survived due to other medical conditions.

Pretty much a genes thing. My brother had a couple of stents a week
before I had the catheterization/ He, too, should have had a triple
bypass but they blew it so he'll have to wait a year for the surgery.
Another brother died of sudden death syndrome. He was the one who was
anal about all the exercise and diet stuff. He swam two miles three
times a week and did a couple of hours at the gym 7 days. Didn't help.


But it still does other things. I bet he feels really good after
exercise. When I came home from a 36mi hard mountain bike ride yesterday
night I felt like a Viking warrior on a horse.

Drugs do the same thing, in the same way. Dopamine, Serotonin, and
Endorphins.


But with exercise it only happens after reaching a certain endurance
level. When I started intense biking 1-1/2 years ago I was huffing and
puffing after 15 mile of hills and my only thought was "Get me off of
this bike!". Now it's different.

Not sure that it matters. The drugs and effects are the same. If you
don't exercise for several days, you'll have withdrawal symptoms, too.


I do. That is because it isn't the endorphins, it's the experience. On
Friday I used my mountain bike to go to Placerville, a 36mi ride and
often through gnarly terrain. I met many horses, dogs, had a fox travel
in front of me on the trail for a while, saw beautiful birds, pretty
flowers, a few chats with ranchers. Then there is the experience of
achievement. For example, for the first time ever I was able to hammer
up a particular uphill stretch staying in the pedals. I and almost
anyone I know used to walk the last part of it.

You're wrong. It's the drugs.

Drugs don't addict the user on first use, either.


Because they can't give you any of the above.

Wrong again. It's *exactly* the same process. Your brain likes the
endorphins, no matter how you get them (whether it be dope, exercise,
or chocolates).


Nope. For me it's mostly the memories of the last ride. For example, I
do not net much fun out of a tough ride along one of the main county
roads here and there isn't much of an "endorphin high" afterwards. But
when coming back from a similarly strenuous trail ride it's completely
different. I feel good and can't wait to go back there. This is because
of the whole experience and has little to do with body-produced substances.

Where do you think those happy thoughts came from? You're ADDICTED!
;-)

It's probably from the Strong Blonde Ale, Guinness or Hefeweizen at an
outdoor pub on the way back.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/