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dkf

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6. I'm fine with that too.

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Wed Dec 19, 2012, 09:34 PM

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Would it be so bad if we dropped medicare doc reimbursements by 27% [View all] dkf Dec 2012 OP

There are some doctors that won't take Medicare patients already n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #1

Put them on a list. Shame them into it. dkf Dec 2012 #3

Why shouldn't we expect more from our government? Every other civilized country has universal valerief Dec 2012 #5

I'm fine with that too. dkf Dec 2012 #6

Shame doctors into taking less in than they pay out in expenses? You are something. uppityperson Dec 2012 #10

There are a lot more that treat existing Medicare patients, but won't take new ones Major Nikon Dec 2012 #36

Yes, it would be because they don't pay enough as it is. Cut the bloated defense budget instead. uppityperson Dec 2012 #2

US doctor salaries greatly exceed that of other countries. dkf Dec 2012 #4

There are too few internists and family practitioners as it is. pnwmom Dec 2012 #7

That is due to the AMA restrictions. dkf Dec 2012 #9

Fewer docs are going into FP because of AMA restrictions and not because they work long hrs and uppityperson Dec 2012 #11

AMA is a trade association RantinRavin Dec 2012 #15

No but they influence the number of residency programs that caps the number of doctors. dkf Dec 2012 #25

Wrong. The AMA is NOT preventing more doctors pnwmom Dec 2012 #24

Phil Ochs - The AMA song (lyrics only) DreamGypsy Dec 2012 #29

Having worked in clinics and seeing how little medicare reimburses, that is a problem uppityperson Dec 2012 #8

Why isn't this considered a service to the country? dkf Dec 2012 #16

Run up huge debt in school, make barely enough to make ends meet is what you demand? uppityperson Dec 2012 #19

My best friend is a family doctor and you would be shocked how little she nets MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #28

You are living in a fantasy world Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #33

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +1 Major Nikon Dec 2012 #37

How much is "not much"? dkf Dec 2012 #39

In solo practice, often between 50K & 75K Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #43

A chest X-Ray has no cost other than the attendent and some electricity banned from Kos Dec 2012 #41

There's the film Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #42

Here's a little tip for you: Nobody works for free n/t taught_me_patience Dec 2012 #34

Ask one he will tell you it's hard to make your mortgage payments on your doc03 Dec 2012 #12

Most FP docs I know have none of that. You are talking specialists. uppityperson Dec 2012 #20

Their expenses greatly exceed that of other countries. former9thward Dec 2012 #14

I'm in Hawaii where I understand doctor and dentist reimbursements are significantly lower than the dkf Dec 2012 #17

Just cut it to zero then, dfk. What difference does it make, right? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #13

You love raising their taxes but won't cut their reimbursements. dkf Dec 2012 #18

Cut the bloated defense budget instead. A fraction of it would solve the problems. Why do you ignore uppityperson Dec 2012 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #30

Taxes are offset by expenditure, see. First, they pay expenses THEN if they have income TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #31

My doc is already going to drop us when we get on Medicare Hekate Dec 2012 #22

Medicare already provides fixed reimbursements for hospital charges Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #38

My family MD fadedrose Dec 2012 #23

I'm too old that it would do me any good... fadedrose Dec 2012 #26

Yes. Let's pit working class people against each other leftstreet Dec 2012 #27

Yes, because fake insurance is a scam on the elderly Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #32

Further data Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #35

I see this as a part of the RW long-term planning HeiressofBickworth Dec 2012 #40