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Thu Nov-10-11 07:42 AM
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| 2. not all doctors are overpaid |
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There are family practice doctors who work on their own, spend time with patients, and take medicare, and lose money most months and don't pay themselves (live off their spouses income). The worst thing about this is that it it forces those doctors to spend less time with each patient or even join a group practice where each patient gets 10 minutes. It also encourages med students to specialize instead of going into the low paying fields if they care at all about money.
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| -It’s Official. Medicare is on Death Row. Scheduled to Walk that Last Mile on December 31, 2011. |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 07:04 AM |
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Recommended. |
NYC_SKP |
Nov-10-11 07:30 AM |
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not all doctors are overpaid |
alc |
Nov-10-11 07:42 AM |
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And they have to pay off their student loans as well |
n2doc |
Nov-10-11 07:52 AM |
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I know of no GP who can "barely make ends meet." |
WinkyDink |
Nov-10-11 08:35 AM |
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I Do n/t |
n2doc |
Nov-10-11 08:38 AM |
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I do. Me. But I choose to work at a public health clinic, because the poor and uninsured |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 01:55 PM |
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you are absolutely right. |
tomp |
Nov-11-11 05:40 AM |
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Lately I've noticed more and more doctors without an office staff. |
emcguffie |
Nov-10-11 10:09 AM |
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So, are they going to send me a euthanasia pill so I can go |
Downwinder |
Nov-10-11 07:45 AM |
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What do you think? Pain is money in the bank for many doctors. |
Javaman |
Nov-10-11 09:14 AM |
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If you got caught in the back pain/medication cycle, go to |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:21 PM |
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I think you missed the point. |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 07:51 AM |
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"The Obama administration is doing everything it can." |
inna |
Nov-10-11 07:49 AM |
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Slavery is freedom. |
Javaman |
Nov-10-11 09:15 AM |
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You don't understand the meaning of overhead. There are direct costs and there are |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 08:02 AM |
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Sometimes I wonder how Dr.'s who take insurance make money. |
dotymed |
Nov-10-11 11:22 AM |
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You are right. The billing rate has nothing to do with the amount of reimbursement |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 12:28 PM |
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My wife does billing for her office - medicare is much less than 20% of private insurance |
joeglow3 |
Nov-10-11 12:19 PM |
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A lot is based on the insurance company's reimbursement schedule |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 12:26 PM |
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Overhead is salaries. Because of insurance demands, one doctor will need |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 02:10 PM |
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Prepare to see more of this then |
Generic Other |
Nov-10-11 08:21 AM |
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Sorry , Doctors are not overpaid. Facilities, drug makers and insurance companies are. |
Firebrand Gary |
Nov-10-11 08:24 AM |
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Doctors deserve every penny they make/earn. Unless there are people here who think something |
WinkyDink |
Nov-10-11 08:37 AM |
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In 1997 there were nearly 800,000 iatrogenic deaths in the USA.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-10-11 09:29 AM |
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Recommend |
xchrom |
Nov-10-11 09:26 AM |
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Un recommend because the OP is oversimplified and does not represent reality. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 10:38 AM |
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+1 |
Islandlife |
Nov-10-11 10:51 AM |
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Nov-10-11 11:19 AM |
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A little research and reading would not lead to the OP's conclusions. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 11:37 AM |
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Still nothing to back up your words. |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 11:56 AM |
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Your not worth responding to anymore. You don't set the terms of a discussion. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 12:04 PM |
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You're not worth reading anymore. |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 01:24 PM |
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Here is a paper I wrote explaining how Medicare reimburses a hospital for a bed day. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 12:08 PM |
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So? What does any of that have to do with the OP? |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 01:26 PM |
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I recommended because views like yours are limited and inchoate. |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 01:36 PM |
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I never said that. You are arguing against a thing in your mind that doesn't exist. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 03:37 PM |
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Then what was your post all about? Why fuss if you agree with the OP? |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 05:49 PM |
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Thank you, County Worker. Virtually everyone here is with you on that. |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:33 PM |
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I have a Master Public Health and many years experience in both private and group practice. |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 03:07 PM |
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But, but. She works in an office.... you know |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 08:27 PM |
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Text removed by DUer. Question answered. |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:25 PM |
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We're still expecting Democrats to "do something about it " .... ????? |
defendandprotect |
Nov-10-11 01:34 PM |
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In general, doctors have figured out insurance isn't the way to go -- damaging to all of us .... |
defendandprotect |
Nov-10-11 01:38 PM |
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"Concierge" medicine is the next big thing. Docs closing their practice and providing care |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 03:44 PM |
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It's natural progression --- an end result of the dollar bill chasing -- |
defendandprotect |
Nov-10-11 10:30 PM |
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dupe |
defendandprotect |
Nov-10-11 10:30 PM |
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I wonder how many med students would be black market doctors, not in a bad |
StarsInHerHair |
Nov-11-11 04:41 AM |
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Nov-10-11 03:10 PM |
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And so is Medicare |
rucognizant |
Nov-10-11 09:20 PM |
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My very, very elderly mom did not use Medicare until the past few years, |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:37 PM |
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Doctors' and clinics have already seen a drop in income thanks to high out of pocket insurance |
dflprincess |
Nov-10-11 10:55 PM |
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Agreed. Becerra's wife is a doctor, but she went to medical school |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:18 PM |
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Your impression of doctors is very dated |
SixthSense |
Nov-11-11 01:42 AM |
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I've watched doctors refuse to take on Medicare patients for a decade now. |
freshwest |
Nov-11-11 01:46 AM |
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Why the FUCK does anyone ever think that just hitting on providers will control expenses? |
eridani |
Nov-11-11 05:25 AM |
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