Comrade Robert is to be saluted for stepping before populaces at-large - be confirming that the treatment of our very own Colony of Out Islanders - left no other financial option but be seeking medical care as patients at the Princess Margaret Hospital's public wards - must 'today' be compared to that former South Africa's hated white racists regime of Frederik Willem de Klerk, yes, no .... .good on Comrade Robert for swearing he will do all within his power to apply he self towards brungin a positive change discriminatory health care treatment for the many who are financially challenged ....

What Robert Carron hasn't disclosed, but full well knows, is that there is group of politically connected senior doctors who are running a highly profitable medical practice at PMH using state of the art facilities and equipment paid for by the taxpayers. These politically connected senior doctors are only interested in serving the healthcare needs of those who have costly private insurance policies or the means to pay cash. Meanwhile Joe Blow poor Bahamian is treated in entirely different area of PMH that is jokingly referred to by healthcare professionals as the "pray you don't die for lack of money ward'.

All them damn hours in the waiting room. Sign them up to NHI during.

"It was a whole team of us that were doing it and his mandate was to eradicate the toxic combination of systemic corruption, lackadaisical leadership, nepotism, entitlement and all the other things that bring (the hospital) to what you see is unconscionable neglect, that lack of accountability," said Mr Carron.
Could you say that about any other areas of importance in this country?
Just asking.

Very scary and sad. All of the people visiting the Bahamas as tourists have no idea what life is like for the Bahamians. Paradise is deceiving when you know the truth. I’ve always thought that because my Bahamian friends had to work so hard in hospitality. Then you go in the grocery store and see the prices of food. The cost of gasoline. Medical care should be available to all with or without insurance.

He means "illegal apartheid". Apartheid was legal when it existed.

However, this situation is the creation of the doctors.

Earlier this year, I went to a medical specialist for an in_office procedure.

I told her I had no insurance. She said: you are working, you ought to have insurance. Except the insurance costs about 60% of my earnings. What nerve.

Anyway, she did not forgive, the visit cost 560 after her discount of 60 dollars.

I paid in full, but will never return to this doctor. Sad, before VAT, I used her services and she was compassionate and had a sliding scale.

Anyway, there are doctors who give uninsured patients a little break , as the insurance companies hardly pay the full amount.

I just wish some doctors would place a sign saying they only see insured patients.

Most health insurers have contractual arrangements with healthcare providers that limit claim payments made for insured patients to at most 60% of the customary rate for the services provided based on an agreed reference source for the customary rates. The percentage is usually based on the volume of business that the health insurer sends/refers to the healthcare provider, i.e. the more business the insurer sends/refers to a medical doctor, hospital and/or clinic, the greater the discounted claims pay-out made by the insurer under the contractual arrangement with that medical doctor, hospital and/or clinic. While at least a 40% discount is the norm, health insurers have been known to negotiate much higher discounts for certain types of healthcare services. Accordingly most healthcare providers seldom expect to receive 100% of the amount that they bill and are usually quite content to negotiate with and receive from their patient a significantly discounted amount for their services provided.

Its not complicated. The government pays for and maintains the public ward and the private sector (owners and providers of private medical services, etc) the private wards.
Ever notice the difference in maintenance between public and private business places?

The truth is the FNM Government has had over two years to correct the problems.
60 % increase in VAT . So what is the game here to make Sands look good
and blame the PLP.??

We do remember The Hanna contract. and those who sat around the fake signing
for OBAN< No boy Scotts and no pledge of honor.