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Obama Healthcare Battles and Reports from the Frontlines. Meet John Nkolo Mubang, MD

Posted Aug 25, 2009 by Al Mccray

Updated Aug 25, 2009 at 08:56 PM

Medical doctors of all specialites are really in the trenches when it comes to health care. Everything in the medical care industry revolves around doctors. People live or die based on the level of services rendered by doctors and the medical staff. The doctors studies for decades, work long hours and are always on call.

The outcome of this health care crisis could have a dramatic effect on doctors and their medical staff. If the changes are radical and not welcomed by the medical association, the general public could suffer in the long run. Depending on the changes, doctors could leave their practices, consolidate with other doctors, or they could leave the country and practice where its more lucrative and there are less government regulations.  But the doctors holds a very important part of the solutions to the Health care crisis.

John Nkolo Mubang, MD

(F.A.C.C.S.G., F.A.C.E.P.)

Dr. Mubang was recently awarded ” The Patients Choice Award for 2008”.  Only 5% of the nation’s doctors receive this recognition by their patients.  Dr. Mubang was also chosen, by Congressman Tom Price,( R-Ga) along with 100 other doctors nationally to advice members of Congress on Health Care Reform.

The Secrets About Universal Health Insurance

John Mubang, MD says, “I was part of a system, where everybody was covered by health insurance and never paid a penny for their medical care even if they were hospitalized.  Their pre-hospital costs, hospital costs and post-hospitalization costs were paid for at free of charge to the consumer.  I was undeservingly given the medical director award although at the time I felt the award should have been given to the sheriff at the time, the colonel, majors, deputies and medical staff for their efficiency and dedication and tireless effort in taking care of the less privileged and sick individuals in that system.

The cost of medical care was, of course, provided by our tax dollars.  Individuals were screened, classified and treated accordingly, i.e., hypertensive patients were given medications immediately, diabetics were given immediate attention and patients with more severe diseases were transferred to the infirmary or sent to neighboring hospitals for care.  Under this system, there was a budget surplus at the end of the year due to the devotion, hardworking and honest staff which could be a role model for any healthcare insurance plan by the government.  The tax payer needs to know that they are already paying for these services throughout the year knowingly or unknowingly.  Volunteers contribute and hospitals, doctors, nurses and administrators are major team players in these endeavors.

For my several years of practice, I don’t know of any individual who has been refused medical care in any of the emergency rooms because they could not afford it.

For example of help in paying for medical care is The Hillsborough County Health Department. It picks up the tab for uninsured in the county and as do many other county health departments throughout our nation. Other examples are;

• There are several local clinics in each state for the uninsured and less fortunate that offers free medical care.

• St. Joseph’s Hospital, Brandon Regional and University Community Hospital, for example, offer free admissions to patients from Judeo Christian Clinic where I was a volunteer and these patients have free services equal to if not better than those offered by private insurance.

• Taxpayers pay either directly or indirectly for healthcare through their insurance company or otherwise to enable the uninsured to be taken care of.

• The advocates for healthcare coverage for all Americans like Senator Edward Kennedy, Hillary and Bill Clinton, President Obama, Republicans and Democrats alike are simply trying to put a name on the insurance you are already paying for.

• Those of us who shout and scream at town hall meetings need to know that they are already paying for the uninsured and indigents who they are concerned about.

• Certain diseases are automatically taken care of by your tax dollars, e.g., pulmonary TB patients have their medication paid for by the county if they cannot afford it.

• Those on dialysis have Medicare coverage which automatically pays with our tax dollars.

I think a universal health insurance policy that pays for the less fortunate by providing funds for individual’s diseases as mentioned above may serve the interest of the public at large.  Creating a health system where people voluntarily contribute to help treat the less fortunate, could produce more funds than any insurance can single-handedly produce.

To do nothing will even cost more since diseases like diabetes, asthma, hypertension, etc., which require simple monitoring of blood pressure and blood sugar to control, may result in strokes and have other disabling consequences which cost millions in hospitalization, nursing homes and rehab institutions.  We need to be reminded that we are already paying for all theses services and our leaders are only trying to put a name to what we already are paying for.  In the end, it does not matter who wins the award or takes the credit if everyone is insured or has some form of healthcare coverage.

Americans are a very kind and generous people and will voluntarily contribute to treat the less fortunate and indigent if funds were allocated for specific diseases, as you do now and treat on that basis.

Limitations to malpractice law suits and a cap on insurance CEO bonuses and salaries would contribute to lower present healthcare costs and insurance.”

It seems like just about everyone is concerned about health care and health care insurance. From senior citizens to high school students. From business owners to the uninsured, this is a big topic. This initial five part series has taken a life of its own. More and more people what to have their say. I shall in the remaining articles of this subject continue to allow the public to voice their opinion about ObamaCare and health care.

I welcome your comments and participation.  almccray @ aol.com