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I agree that "medical homes" are vital to lowering health care costs and increasing postive outcomes.  Med students spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on their education.  This causes many of them to choose a specialty instead of going into primary care.  Who will staff these medical homes?  The general practitioner is already spread thin on time.  How will these clinics be able to handle the influx?  Will a 15 minute visit turn to 10 or five?

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Chris - I totally agree with you.  You can't make the individual completely responsible and allow big corporations to continue their aggressive advertising.

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I think President Obama's choice for Surgeon General is an excellent step in the right direction.  Choosing a physician that is "in the trenches" so to speak, is an excellent idea.  Dr. Regina Benjamin has first hand knowledge of the strain that the safety net clinics are under and how the front line of health care should be prevention and primary care.

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