[from occupied ga]

If you cut doctors’ payments for medicare too much they will simply stop caring for medicare paients because it isn’t worth their time. Many don’t accept medicare now becuase the return on their time along with the bureaucratic nightmare of dealing with medicare simple isn’t worth it to them.

[TexasCajun]

I agree, the issue of Medicare payments is important, but my focus here is the sneak factor for the 1 year temporary fix.

Doctors groups, such as the American Medical Association, have been lobbying for a permanent change in Medicare's payment formula rather than the temporary patches Congress always passes.

[Organic Panic]

The next doctor fix will be to fix it that they have no say who they treat and how much they make. Take medicare crap payments, lose,money, or go to jail. That’s a nice medical practice certificate you have there. It’d be a shame if something were to happen to it.

[Mastador1]

If you cut doctors’ payments for medicare too much they will simply stop caring for medicare paients because it isn’t worth their time. Many don’t accept medicare now becuase the return on their time along with the bureaucratic nightmare of dealing with medicare simple isn’t worth it to them.

Amen! My wife is an insurance biller and most people have no idea how little the actual allowed for visits and procedures is. On top of that the unbelievable stalling games they play to hold up payments is crazy. I don't know how many times my wife working a claim has been shuffled around their phone system for 30 min. or more just to have them hang up.