Comments on: A reader is pissed about the growing cosmetic medicine trend http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/reader-is-pissed-about-growing.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: brianchelle http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/reader-is-pissed-about-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-71025 brianchelle Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:53:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/12/a-reader-is-pissed-about-the-growing-cosmetic-medicine-trend.html#comment-71025 Yeah I agree that cosmetci medicine is one of the affordable solution in changing yourself. I guess a lot of people may realize that now. <a href="http://cosmeticmedicalpartners.com/others.html/"> Cosmetic Medicine</a> is most a besr and fastest way of making yourself attractive. Yeah I agree that cosmetci medicine is one of the affordable solution in changing yourself. I guess a lot of people may realize that now. Cosmetic Medicine is most a besr and fastest way of making yourself attractive.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/reader-is-pissed-about-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-69333 Anonymous Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/12/a-reader-is-pissed-about-the-growing-cosmetic-medicine-trend.html#comment-69333 Why is this the doctors concern? Cosmetic surgery is the only class of surgery patients are willing to pay well to have without expecting services to be paid by a third party at a significant discount and in arrears. For some practices, it is one of the few services that earns its keep, as revenue generation goes.<br/><br/>Consider this, the positive cash flow from these services is one of the few activities keeping the doors open to patients whose poorly reimbursing coverage, like Medicaid and some HMOs, makes them money losing services and drains on a practice's finances.<br/><br/>Would this same reader be willing to pay more for her services as an alternative? Why is this the doctors concern? Cosmetic surgery is the only class of surgery patients are willing to pay well to have without expecting services to be paid by a third party at a significant discount and in arrears. For some practices, it is one of the few services that earns its keep, as revenue generation goes.

Consider this, the positive cash flow from these services is one of the few activities keeping the doors open to patients whose poorly reimbursing coverage, like Medicaid and some HMOs, makes them money losing services and drains on a practice’s finances.

Would this same reader be willing to pay more for her services as an alternative?

]]> By: cdclled http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/reader-is-pissed-about-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-69328 cdclled Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:06:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/12/a-reader-is-pissed-about-the-growing-cosmetic-medicine-trend.html#comment-69328 When it comes to increased bureaucracy and lowered reimbursements, telling doctors to "suck it up" will not solve the problem. The insurance companies are primarily concerned with keeping the shareholders happy with increased earnings. If physicians collectively decide to take the hit financially out of the goodness of their hearts, the insurance companies will just lower reimbursements further. This ultimately hurts everyone when the new generation of doctors decides they aren't going to keep "sucking it up." They will avoid the worst paying specialties and go into those that are higher paying such as cosmetic medicine as this article states. Since insurance companies don't listen to doctors, reducing physician supply below below demand in underpaid specialties is the only true way to bring change. When it comes to increased bureaucracy and lowered reimbursements, telling doctors to “suck it up” will not solve the problem. The insurance companies are primarily concerned with keeping the shareholders happy with increased earnings. If physicians collectively decide to take the hit financially out of the goodness of their hearts, the insurance companies will just lower reimbursements further. This ultimately hurts everyone when the new generation of doctors decides they aren’t going to keep “sucking it up.” They will avoid the worst paying specialties and go into those that are higher paying such as cosmetic medicine as this article states. Since insurance companies don’t listen to doctors, reducing physician supply below below demand in underpaid specialties is the only true way to bring change.

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