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Weve got dr. scott got leesburg here. he says -- gottlieb here. he says many wont, right? >> right. weve driven rate so low in medicaid, weve driven by reimbursement rates. a lot of doctors dont take it. only about half of doctors take new patients and most cap how many they will see. >> once you take a medicaid patient, as a doctor, youre obligated to stick with that patient? >> right. youre obligated to continue to provide care. >> theyre weaning off them -- in other words, by not taking addit...

John: i should say, not all of canadian health care is long lines. some places offer easy access to cutting edge technology. >> ct scan, endoscopy, laparoscopy, arthroscopic procedure is to evaluate joins for cartilage abnormality. john: available all the time. >> twenty-four hours to miss seven days a week. if i see a patient that is trying -- has torn a cruciate ligament, we can generally have that patients scheduled within probably a week. john: but you have to bark or me how to get this kind...

Petrie dish and took it himself and two weeks later -- takes the bacteria and gets really sick and on endoscopy, finds out that h-pylori damaged the stomach and he was treated and did well and that was the proof behind it. and of course for that, he got the nobel prize in physiology and medicine and that is how we know about it. that is the story. the truth is, with a simple breath test, blood test, endoscopy and stool test you can diagnose it and treat it really well. so, if you feel like you a...

Treatment get rid of the bacteria? i know you can find it on an endoscopy and a lot of people have bacterial infections and they say once a year you should go on antibiotics for the heck of it, is that true. >> yes. but there are easy ways to detect it. let me tell you about h-pylori. >> you pronounced it the full way. >> you sound like dr. kobe, that is a good thing and you may have it in your stomach and it may or may not cause problems and it could be asymptomatic and it actually erodes the l...

Institutions, the stents are working beautifully. >> jamie: a big topic we have covered all year and is good with the new year, maybe you made a resolution, obesity. is associated with type-2 diabetes and over time, type-2 diabetes wears out your pancreas. but, there is a new gastrointestinal liner being developed that could help and wed like people not get obese and have type two diabetes and if they do, what can it do for them. >> you have been a big advocate of diet and new triven a nutrite r...

Covered all year and is good with the new year, maybe you made a resolution, obesity. is associated with type-2 diabetes and over time, type-2 diabetes wears out your pancreas. but, there is a new gastrointestinal liner being developed that could help and wed like people not get obese and have type two diabetes and if they do, what can it do for them. >> you have been a big advocate of diet and new triven a nutrite right stuff into your stomach and some people have genetic issues and may get dia...

Develop -- say that word. >> endoscopy. >> endoscopy. i dont know what i was going to say. those medical probes that go down your throat and into your stomach for routine exams. its not just a freak show out there. they actually are celebrating a medical advancement. so its good. for those people. its good. ♪ like a knife ♪ but it feels so right ♪ it cuts like a knife ♪ who needs sleep ♪ well, youre never gonna get