They know allot of the docs would quit or opt out of any government reimbursement. Docs can only give away so much charity care and medicaid, which is basically the same thing.
Docs can only give away so much charity care and medicaid, which is basically the same thing.
You misunderstand the situation, Docs can overcharge you and me to pay the differential loss on Medicare procedures. This is legal because doctors and hospitals were granted an Anti Trust exclusion. Strip this away, and they would have to publish one schedule for all procedures. This would allow those paying cash, to pay the least for healthcare. As it is now, cash payers pay the most.