And the real nub of this is how do we wring that waste out, that fraud, abuse, duplication, without interfering with the good care that we want every person on Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance to get. The average citizen knows this happens. How many times, when you look at your medical bill, you've undergone a minor procedure, and you see Dr. Smith, $4,000, and you sort of vaguely remember he just waved and poked his head in the door?What kind of doctor would patients vaguely remember as part of their procedure?
What kind of doctor medically directs or supervises other personnel involved in surgical procedures?
What kind of doctor would a patient quickly forget after receiving a bolus of midazolam?
The anesthesiologist.
Does President Obama consider the practice of anesthesiology to be "waste" and "duplication"?
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