More Docs Plan to Retire Early [Doctors are shrugging at Obamacare]

everydayhealth.com ^ | March 22, 2013 | David Pittman

[grundle]

I remember in "Atlas Shrugged" there was something about how you'd have to be crazy to go under the knife by a doctor who was being forced to perform the surgery at the point of a government gun. Obamacare never took into account how it would affect doctors. Obama thinks that health care comes from IRS agents, bureaucrats, and lawyers. He doesn't seem at all concerned about actual doctors.

[henkster]

Doctors in the USSR didn’t get paid beans. Their health care was third-world bad.

[al baby]

I asked my doctor to sign a form for work the other day he pulled out a thermometer and said some a hole has my pen

[Celtic Conservative]

I just found out that My endocrinologist is getting out, closing her practice. I live rural, and the next closest one will be an hour away. FUBOx10

CC

[Huskrrrr]

I dream of the day when Obama will be sentenced to a lifetime of Obamacare.

[DAC21]

The Bolsheviks at the DNC knew the numbers didn’t add up.(and never will) Part of the scheme was to bring in third world Doctors with 3rd world credentials to work for Peanuts while forcing out all but the true Cool Aide drinking Doctors and their high salaries.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“I asked my doctor to sign a form for work the other day he pulled out a thermometer and said some a hole has my pen”

Ba-Dum-Bump

[Brooklyn Attitude]

What a joke. They take a survey and ask doctors what they think other doctors will do? Why didnt they just ask the doctors themselves what they plan to do?

[LibsRJerks]

Retiring early OR, switching to the concierge model of practice, thereby making quality healthcare available ONLY to those who can pay cash for it. That’s what I’m seeing out there.

Primary care will be handled by mid-levels.

[AmusedBystander]

What a joke. They take a survey and ask doctors what they think other doctors will do? Why didnt they just ask the doctors themselves what they plan to do?

I asked my doctor and he said he planned to retire much earlier than originally planned. Said that obamacare and retirement was just about the only subjects to come up when he talks to his colleagues.

[ladyjane]

They don’t have to ask them if they’re going to retire early. They are already doing it. You’re going to be shocked a year or two from now when the numbers start coming out.

[TomGuy]

In my quarterly appointment earlier this month, my internist got sidetracked into a rant regarding all the changing regulations with the insurance companies and pharmaceutial companies. He said it was enough to make him consider early retirement.

Most of the Obamacare regs don’t really hit until next year. That is when we may see chaos in the medical profession — health facilities closing, physicians dropping out, patients getting reduced care, etc.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“I asked my doctor and he said he planned to retire much earlier than originally planned. Said that obamacare and retirement was just about the only subjects to come up when he talks to his colleagues.”

I used to think doctors had it pretty sweet but mine told me with the regulations and having to input evertyhing on computers he works 12-14 hours every day and he makes about what I do. He is probably in his early 60’s and has had enough so he is getting ready to retire.

[hattend]

I dream of the day when Obama will be sentenced to a lifetime of Obamacare.

Yeah, sure...he's rich and he's exempt.

[hattend]

I asked my doctor and he said he planned to retire much earlier than originally planned. Said that obamacare and retirement was just about the only subjects to come up when he talks to his colleagues.

Dittos from my doctor friend. He is a neo-natal surgeon. He's getting out early as well.

[ladyjane]

I should have added - this survey sent questionnaires to the AMA master file. I assume that includes AMA members and former members.

Any where from 22% to 29% of physicians belong to AMA. Plus, 77% of physicians say AMA does not represent their views. The survey is meaningless.

What will be meaningful is the number of physicians who cut back and retire starting this year.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Part of the plan to replace them with first-class affirmative-action doctors.

They are just as good as the real thing. Honest.

[I want the USA back]

The original plan was to destroy the current system of healthcare and replace it with a government run system.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

We are going to end up with foreign born and educated doctors prevalent in the system.

[Huskrrrr]

Sounds like a plan.......from Hell.