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From: cjdb@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Charles Blair)
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Subject: Re: Private doctors vs. HMOs
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Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 12:58:03 EST
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Just a short comment on this discussion, for what it's worth. A couple
of years ago my wife, on the recommendation of a friend, decided to try
a "private" doctor with one of the best reputations in Chicago. He (a
gynaecologist) diagnosed her as having an ovarian cyst after a routine
checkup. She followed this up with a visit to her own gynaecologist at
the HMO, who told her she didn't have a cyst--she was constipated. The
second gynaecologist was right. I was reminded of this story because my
wife and I had been having a similar discussion with some friends about
the comparative worth of "private" physicians and HMO's just before
this incident occurred.

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