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Originally Posted by mike734 (Post 1571333)

That's not what capitalism is at all. What you meant is that it's called "the free market" however it's not all that free when there are so few suppliers.

Define "few"? How many AMEs are there in the country? How many automakers? How many major airlines?

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Originally Posted by mike734 (Post 1571333)

That's not what capitalism is at all. What you meant is that it's called "the free market" however it's not all that free when there are so few suppliers.

There's no free anything anymore. Get ready for the FAA to take over everything once electronic medical records become the norm. There will only be one AME that sets the standards and a computer that reviews our history. 1984 was dated a few decades early but the end result will be the same unless we do something about it.

Colo Springs...$115 for the whole shootin match, no fingers. Dr Limoge.

I agree the price of First Class Medical has out paced inflation.
More importantly, we need to be alarmed that the FAA in now wanting to screen for Sleep Apnea and has admitted that they will ratchet down the BMI index . Although they have shelved the idea it will reappear soon, beware.
Quoted Directly from Fred Tilton M.D. article in the The Federal Air Surgeon's Medical Bulletin • Vol. 51, No. 4
"OSA is almost universal in obese individuals who have a Body Mass
Index (BMI) over 40 and a neck circumference of 17 inches
or more, but up to 30% of individuals with a BMI less than
30 have OSA.
"Once we have appropriately dealt with every airman examinee
who has a BMI of 40 or greater, we will gradually expand the
testing pool by going to lower BMI measurements until we
have identified and assured treatment for every airman with
OSA.
"Note: We plan to implement the same assessment and
treatment protocol for ATCSs, but we have to finalize some
logistical details before we can proceed"

I love the wording in the Note: directly quoted above.

"The FAA solving problems since 1958" that don't exist! "Mahem"

Sorry ab the format cut and pasted from the article, to late to give a S#!7, and it was Friday Night!!!

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Originally Posted by gvinflight (Post 1570086)

Can anyone shed any light as to why the Medical exams went up again? Its $200 now! ...

Inflation.
The government will keep telling you how great the economy is doing everyday, but the true measure of it is the pricing index increase overtime.
We are sliding downhill fast.

"Thanks Obama!"

(the mods won't let me link that you tube vid, but check it out!)

Dr. Charles Womack in Oklahoma City is cheaper but I don't remember how much. He's very fair but thorough.

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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes (Post 1571631)

Define "few"? How many AMEs are there in the country? How many automakers? How many major airlines?

"Few" means a small percentage of doctors are AMEs. I don't get your point or why your bothered to reply. MY point is that there isn't all that much competition for AMEs. My guess is that the guy charging $200 is not all that interested in doing them.

$150.00 for first class in LA with no EKG. It appears that the FAA is starting to pay closer attention to the "medical shops" that simply hand out medicals if you have a pulse now too.