Docs turn to Botox to make ends meet

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That’s the title of the article from The Seattle Times. At the Annual American Academy of Family Physicians where they usually talk about diabetes and high blood pressure there were ten continuing courses ranging from Chemical peels, facial fillers and Botox. The courses are so popular they have waiting lists. The Family Physicians like it but as one plastic surgeon said ‘patients don’t come to me to get a pap smear’. The main reason cited by F.P.’s is that they don’t have to deal with insurance companies.

Authors Note: I believe that this is just one more sign that we are ready to try and circumvent the two greatest impediments to ‘proper’ costing, quality health care, namely the insurance companies and the drug companies.