Reply #192: Medical groups are the way that most doctors are going because of

[eagertolearn]

all the costs you mentioned above. Our small town is gradually turning into one large medical group run by the hospital which is not a bad thing but my husband has the best office staff ever and doesn't want to move over and leave them out or their salary would probably go down. He is an Orthopedic surgeon and in these times being in business is difficult. By the time he made it through residency and did a fellowship he was 33 and like your wife he gave up all those years after high school making only a small stipend plus had student loans for years to pay off. Now that we have three kids about in college money in decreasing and costs going up and with the economy still tanking in our small town it is a little scary for him (now that he is on the last stretch before retirement). Just think of all the savings that would occur if they had one system they were working with instead of all these insurnance plans. Like you said, sometimes the insurance company will deny coverage for a surgery now. Most medical plans ae limiting what they are covering because of the costs and their plans are costing a lot more for less. We need a major change. Obama's plan is just one step toward what we need. We chose the small town because of the quality of life for our family which has been great but now it is a little scary!