Comments on: Medicare cuts: Let the games begin http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/medicare-cuts-let-games-begin.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/medicare-cuts-let-games-begin.html/comment-page-1#comment-77086 Anonymous Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/medicare-cuts-let-the-games-begin.html#comment-77086 I will be raising my fees by 3 percent next year to reflect the increased wages, rent, postage, and other costs I must bear. I Medicare does not increase reimbursement by this amount, I will have to cut back the Medicare component of my practice to compensate. Too bad I cannot balance bill as this cut would not be a problem for me or most of my patients. It is that simple. I will be raising my fees by 3 percent next year to reflect the increased wages, rent, postage, and other costs I must bear. I Medicare does not increase reimbursement by this amount, I will have to cut back the Medicare component of my practice to compensate. Too bad I cannot balance bill as this cut would not be a problem for me or most of my patients. It is that simple.

]]> By: Happyman http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/medicare-cuts-let-games-begin.html/comment-page-1#comment-77077 Happyman Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/medicare-cuts-let-the-games-begin.html#comment-77077 this is a cheap way that cms & congress get to show that they're trying to reign in healthcare costs, but still support doctors, and all the while shafting doctors of an increase in reimbursements while costs are skyrocketing.<br/><br/>that is why patients are pissed that their doc is spending like 5 mins with them after they're in the waiting room for 2 hrs.<br/><br/>i don't understand why it's so hard for people to accept that doctors are entitled to annual raises just like everyone else. this is a cheap way that cms & congress get to show that they’re trying to reign in healthcare costs, but still support doctors, and all the while shafting doctors of an increase in reimbursements while costs are skyrocketing.

that is why patients are pissed that their doc is spending like 5 mins with them after they’re in the waiting room for 2 hrs.

i don’t understand why it’s so hard for people to accept that doctors are entitled to annual raises just like everyone else.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/medicare-cuts-let-games-begin.html/comment-page-1#comment-77061 Anonymous Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/medicare-cuts-let-the-games-begin.html#comment-77061 Every single year they do this. Geez, I'm getting sick of it. Every single year they do this. Geez, I’m getting sick of it.

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