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Mar 27, 2012

Country Doctors

The way it used to be and still should be.

Make sure to read the whole post.  Good read.

I wish she was my doctor.

It's more a scene from the days of frontier medicine than from the modern health care system. And that's because Rutten Wasson, 42, is a throwback to a time before HMOs, electronic health records and hospitals with fountains in their lobbies. She sees patients the same day they call if she's not booked up, spends at least a half-hour per visit — compared to the more typical 15 minutes — and usually charges only $50 for a consultation. She takes cash or check, but no insurance — and sometimes accepts gratuities of a dozen fresh eggs or a pie.

"I have a few bottles of homemade wine in the fridge from patients," says Rutten Wasson. "In summer, I'll get pickles or tomatoes. I've received pork sausage, the kind that would convert a vegetarian."

2 comments:

  1. I've got a long video of a similar doctor giving a speech in front of a convention and it is excellent. Haven't found it yet though. Posted.

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  2. Now THAT'S the way it should be!

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