“Irony of ironies, Obama may go down in history as the US president who *ended* socialized medicine.”
If the Baby Boomers get their GeriCare(TM) cut off will they riot like the Greeks?
They’re having it cut off right now.
“The American Academy of Family Physicians said 13 percent of doctors did not participate in Medicare last year, according to the paper, up 8 percent from 2008 and 6 percent from 2004. The American Osteopathic Assn. said 15 percent of its members don’t participate in Medicare and 19 percent don’t accept new Medicare patients.
“If the 21 percent cut (to doctor’s reimbursement) becomes permanent, the AOA estimated that those numbers would double, USA Today reported. The American Medical Assn. cited a survey of 9,000 members that found that 17 percent restrict the number of Medicare patients in their practice. Among primary care physicians, the rate is 31 percent.”