And no mention how many doctors quit practicing, many were near retirement but could have continued practicing a few more years but refused to under DUMBOCARE. My Pain Management doc was one.
Then there are small clinics that closed.
Many docs are turning away new Medicare/Tricare Life patients, signs are up in their offices not just GP or Internist but specialist too. I see 6 different Specialist on a varying schedule or as needed so I see the signs up. If you are a woman on Medicare and need a GYN and don’t have one try and find one, rare as hen’s teeth. All they want is the OB part. No money in a once a year patient. And those Mammo centers are NOT cheap.
That adds up to $7000 per customer lost by Blue Cross-—