Nice interview with Senator Tom Coburn, one of two doctors in Congress, but he is the only medical doctor that continues to practice. Imagine going to see you doctor the Congressman! Robert Scoble in his Washington series discussed blogging, Healthcare and how Congress operates, good topics...
According to Forbes, the HMO business and stocks are sick. Also, we still have President Bush stating he’s still going to veto the Medicare bill that was passed this week, why? The bill is veto-proof, so what’s the point? Let’s just make this difficult situation a little more...
Well this one won’t be vetoed hopefully as it can be overridden, good news. This will hold us off until next January until we may once again go through the same motions, unless a new plan is developed between now and then. He surprised everyone and wanted to make sure his vote was...
Update: Tri-Care is also tied to Medicare, which is the plan for civilian members and physicians have a low reimbursement rate here as well, some some civilian members of the military could stand to lose access as well if physicians consider dropping these members as well, around 9 million...
Amazing how this went on for so long and the living doctors have problems getting items approved. At any rate, new procedures are being activated, perhaps such as moving an ID number and name to the “inactive” listing. This is something a query could have caught in a data base if programmed...
As Congress returns to session this week the battle goes on regarding the Medicare pay cuts. Who needs the money the worst, the insurance companies or the doctors? My vote goes for the MDs. Why, because this will work a hardship and create access problems for seniors. A couple...
It has taken a while to boil, but the revolution is slowly starting with not only the AMA wanting answers, but all the citizens of the US, we do need a new plan. Related Articles below from recent posts. BD http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/06/senate-democrats-attack-republicans...
One senator wonders at this point why he is a Republican…and the Democrats were quick to have the names of those who voted against the bill, and it was published immediately on the web. Mr. Leavitt has stated he would hold new claims for 10 business days so doctors would not see the lower payments...
Somebody had to step up the plate here, so the deadline is extended to July 15th now. In a related story: from the Center for Medicare Advocacy “One day after the Government Accountability Office reported that private Medicare Advantage plans made $1.14 billion more in profits than they...
What does the new president of the AMA have to say about the failure to stop the pay cut for doctors, read below. Recently I had published the results of the Gallup poll whereby the confidence in Congress has fallen below the confidence patients have in in HMO, and perhaps this is a contributing...