Posted on 10/28/2014 5:18:56 PM PDT by dontreadthis
bflr
“Where is the incentive to remain in medicine ?
Doctors still have staff salaries, office rental, equipment usage fees, additional clerical billing codes , what’s not to like about staying in medicine ?”
Let’s not forget skyrocketing malpractice insurance etc.
Incentive to remain in medicine.....Not
Incentive to become doctor (incurring all that college costs)
.....NOT!!
a major shortage of good doctors in on the horizon!
All good points !
It takes a committment of time , money (or loans), and concern for others (altruistic motivation) to become a doctor .
But right now , the biggest limitation to effective doctors practice is the liability insurance; it is an ongoing and progressive expense in this age of litigation.
The expense of becomming a doctor involves a 4 yr.college degree, two years of intership, and another two years of speciality ( all post-graduate).
That too is one heck of an expense of time , finance,and educational committment that is reflected in medical fees.
Point well taken !
Can you blame them for dropping out when attempting to recover their expenses just to stay in business ?
Medicare and Medicaid only reimburse at 60% of the doctors' cost; that means that the remaining 40% of expense is supposed to eaten by the doctor.
Can you remain in business by taking a 40% cut off the top of your expenses - not likely, without declaring bankruptcy !
And you could fly first class to and stay in the nicest Hotel they have by getting it done in Oklahoma :http://www.surgerycenterok.com/pricing/ for $4000
“Can you blame them for dropping out when attempting to recover their expenses just to stay in business ?
Medicare and Medicaid only reimburse at 60% of the doctors’ cost; that means that the remaining 40% of expense is supposed to eaten by the doctor.
Can you remain in business by taking a 40% cut off the top of your expenses - not likely, without declaring bankruptcy ! “
Don’t worry there won’t be any hospitals left for them to
practice in anyway. /semi-sarc
I work for a small non-profit community hospital. Medicare
and Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals are decreasing too. Remember also that a hospital CANNOT turn anyone away. (private insurers are also decreasing reimbursements too because they follow Medicare’s lead). Our hospital “eats” a
lot of free care too.
Its going to get worse all we got to do is sit on our asses and not repeal Obama care and before we know it there will be almost no health insurance industry in the US only enormous bills.
With massively complicated ponzi insurance schemes which most of the population can nether afford or understand.
More and more of what is left of the real health care financing will come from what is left of the grandfather plans and out of pocket. Obama really knew how to rig a system to explode.
Now if only we didnt have dimwits like MichMcConnel too short sighted and corrupted to take atvantage and take down this monstrosity.
Soon they will not be allowed to ‘opt out’, their services will be MANDATORY by LAW or XO..............................
They will go to Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti all over the Caribbean..................
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