[Grams A]

May very well be true in some states and in some cases. But my doctor clients accept very limited types of insurance and have had no problems thus far with this practice for many years.

What we are already beginning to see are deductibles so large that they will never be met unless a patient has some type of major or catastrophic illness. Enough of these with one insurance carrier and the docs will drop that insurance and just see the patient for a slightly reduced rate on a private pay basis and not have to deal with the insurance side or reporting of treatment information to anyone other than the patient.

[Mamzelle]

Haw haw. In ur DREAMS. It won't shake out like that because doctors do not have the freedom that lawyers have, unless they are abortionists and are politically protected. Everyone thinks that a doc can just carry around his lil ole leather bag and all he needs is a stethoscope. You forget that no matter what the payment schedule is, he still has to pay for malpractice. You must always pay for the lawyer, first, before you can have your medical care.

They will go out of business. They already are! Where its starting to steamroll are physician bankruptcies in Florida.