Posted on 10/20/2009 9:52:55 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
9 hours ago
WASHINGTON — In the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have the nation's drug makers and hospitals generally on their side; the insurance industry, not so much.
Now the bill's supporters are making a play to lock in the American Medical Association, the organization that says it represents 250,000 doctors and medical students in every state and congressional district. The principal enticement, a $247 billion measure making its way to the Senate floor, aims to wipe out a scheduled 21 percent rate cut for doctors treating Medicare patients and replace it with a permanent, predictable system for future fee increases.
The AMA, firmly in favor of higher pay for doctors, began airing ads last week saying the increase would "protect seniors' access to quality care." In case lawmakers need any inducement to act, a late 2008 study by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which advises Congress, found that nearly 30 percent of Medicare patients looking for a new primary care doctor had trouble finding one.
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The ones that he gave white coats to for the presser are all now moving to their Saint Bart’s, Figure Eight Island homes.
Here’s a secret...they aren’t talking about increasing pay...only not cutting it. Ever wonder why there are no primary care docs. This is your answer. This won’t entice anyone and the gubment knows they can’t make those cuts anyway. LOL!
“Here’s a secret...they aren’t talking about increasing pay...only not cutting it. Ever wonder why there are no primary care docs. This is your answer. This won’t entice anyone and the gubment knows they can’t make those cuts anyway. LOL!”
Thank God someone takes the time and understands what this supposed “bribe” is all about.
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