are you private practice?I am a practicing physician. My political views on most issues are to the right of what is commonly presented on this forum. However “Health Insurance” has become “Prepaid Healthcare”. Like any pre-paid service, insurance companies make money by NOT providing care. Of all the insurance providers, Medicare has the most equitable policies (except Medicare Advantages plans). As much as I hate to admit it, Medicare for all will provide the best alternative to what we have now. I see no alternative.
It won’t be Medicare for all my “ right of what is commonly presented on this forum” friend. There isn’t enough money for that.
Perhaps some degraded form of Medicaid for all. Read Solzhenitsyn’s Cancer Ward (if you haven’t already) and you can get a pretty good idea of how single payer will play out in a bankrupt country. Just make sure you’ve got a stock of vodka for your doctor visits.
are you private practice?RE: Medicare for all will provide the best alternative to what we have now. I see no alternative.
There’s only one thing that you will have to consider — Medicare for seniors has been PAID FOR by these same folks via payroll tax deductions during their lifetime of work.
If we have Medicare-for-all, I assume that Medicaid will be done away with.
Does this mean that even if you did not pay into the Medicare system, you qualify for it?
How’s that going to affect the country’s finances?
as I understand it Medicare has strict policies for hospital readmissions, how does that square up with good care>
On the other hand as a provider in solo practice, I decline to accept Medicare because of the terribly low reimbursement , the paperwork, and the government liability.