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In article <1992Jun30.195431.14274@mprgate.mpr.ca> mcvey@mpr.ca (Iain McVey) writes:
>I wrote:
>> I wonder if the Governmment has also taken the precaution of
>> imposing a cap on cancer cell division rates, LDL and blood pressure
>> levels, and the incidence of hip fractures in elderly patients.
>
>These doctor's wages are being capped, not cut. ...

 The capping is to consist of setting a level above the doctor's
 billings (not "wages", s/he has to run an office and employ staff
 out of this admittedly sometimes considerable gross) may not rise.
 This could indeed result in cuts in the first year of application.
 And since I expect the government to keep lowering the cap in
 future years (no, I have no evidence, just negative expectations
 based on experience), I suspect that cuts would become more the
 rule in the future.
 
 Anyway, my point is that the only way doctors can ultimately
 reduce their billings or stop making more billings at some point
 is to not provide some medical services.  Most medical services
 are needed by people who hurt and/or are in danger.  Without the
 services, they will get to go on hurting or to succumb to the
 threat to their lives.
 
 We already have people waiting in pain and fear for months
 because there only so many doctors to help them, plus facilities
 limited by earlier government funding cuts.  Now they will also
 get to hear their doctors tell them, "Sorry, I've already done
 as much work as the government will allow me to do this year."