Medicare payments cut again yesterday, its all intentional.
It’s to show that there IS A GREAT NEED FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM!!
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My cardiologist told me months ago he will probably quit when Death Care takes effect. I don’t know if his partners will continue without him, but he plans to bail out. I’m guessing he’s maybe my age or a little older (50s/60s). I can sympathize with his plight. He might as well get out while the gettin’ is still fairly good.
What will probably happen also is, not only will we have a shortage of doctors, but the ones who will be left will be substandard at best.
my adult dtr has Aspergers and a neurologic disorder and is on Medicaid....she needs botox from a neurologist I know...it’s very expensive....she’s covered by Medicaid and so far so good....but I don’t think the doctor gets paid much for his services....I cringe thinking of having to find another dr. for my dtr....the botox consists of many needles connected to an emg machine and there is a skill and and an art in hitting the right spots...
My doc retired due to Obamacare. He said would if it passed.
He is a man of his word.
My daughter’s OB-GYN quit. Could no longer afford the malpractice insurance.
My doctor closed last fall. He was 58. He said he was going broke and fed up with Medicare and drug company shenanigans.
My sister’s doctor quit in March. Couldn’t handle the patient load.
My first doctor retired when he was about 77. He lived to be about 98 in good health except for the normal problems that come with old age. I went to him for 20 years for everything. He delivered and took care of my two children. He did not prescribe much medicine and I was NEVER sent for a test in those 20 years. He checked my urine in his office and checked my blood count in his office. He performed several in-office procedures on me over the years. He worked with one LPN assistant who also managed his accounts.
its all intentional.
bears repeating