Posted on 11/27/2010 7:17:28 AM PST by SumProVita
From the right-wing extremists at the Washington Post:
Want an appointment with kidney specialist Adam Weinstein of Easton, Md.? If you’re a senior covered by Medicare, the wait is eight weeks.
How about a checkup from geriatric specialist Michael Trahos? Expect to see him every six months: The Alexandria-based doctor has been limiting most of his Medicare patients to twice yearly rather than the quarterly checkups he considers ideal for the elderly. Still, at least he’ll see you. Top-ranked primary care doctor Linda Yau is one of three physicians with the District’s Foxhall Internists group who recently announced they will no longer be accepting Medicare patients.
“It’s not easy. But you realize you either do this or you don’t stay in business,” she said.
Recall that these steep cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates are the way in which the Obama administration was able to claim that a) Obamacare cost less than a trillion dollars and b) it would bend the cost curve. In fact, the administration now has a stark choice between instituting the “doc fix” which would rescind the Medicare cuts or welcoming in the era of decreased access and rationing via long wait times. They don’t have long. The rate cuts to Medicare reimbursement are set to begin December 1st.
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I agree,Our dear Lord has helped heal me many times.
I agree, Our dear Lord has helped heal me many times.Thanks, Sweet Caroline. There is so much on this earth that Christ left us that can heal us, but so few doctors actually prescribe these things. Right now, I'm seeing a physician that is enthused with the progress I've made (previous to seeing him) with God's oils and herbs, that has asked ME what I'm taking and how it can be purchased so he can tell his other patients about it. That's the kind of doctoring I wish was more prevalent in the United States today. He's an M.D., a surgeon, and is always thinking "outside the box" as they say. :):)
This doctor,surgeon, turned herbalist has a monthly newsletter that has been a great help also. www.russellblaylock.md.com.
This doctor,surgeon, turned herbalist has a monthly newsletter that has been a great help also. www.russellblaylock.md.com.Oh, thank you. I don't think I've heard of him.
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