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...
From Maryland, the physician states 15 years ago he was a wealthy doctor and today he is struggling and now thinking about quitting. Hopefully Congress will try once more to abate the pay cuts, or there may be many more who quit. Most of the MDs I know practice as it is their passion, not...
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...