Comments on: Finding a doctor who accepts Medicare http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.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/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80582 Anonymous Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80582 You're right. New hospitals coming online, more jobs, etc. all had nothing to do with it. The fact that states without "reform" increased in physicians means nothing.<br/><br/>You should move to Texas. See you at the next "crisis". Will you have forgotten this one by then? Will you cry anew? You’re right. New hospitals coming online, more jobs, etc. all had nothing to do with it. The fact that states without “reform” increased in physicians means nothing.

You should move to Texas. See you at the next “crisis”. Will you have forgotten this one by then? Will you cry anew?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80527 Anonymous Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80527 As you say, application growth has trailed population growth for some time. Tort reform is passed, and licensure applications shoot up, well in excess of population growth. The increase is so marked that the Board is having a hard time keeping up with the demand.<br/><br/>The reason for the application increase in Texas is tort reform. The Board feels the same way about this trend. Thank you for making my point for me. As you say, application growth has trailed population growth for some time. Tort reform is passed, and licensure applications shoot up, well in excess of population growth. The increase is so marked that the Board is having a hard time keeping up with the demand.

The reason for the application increase in Texas is tort reform. The Board feels the same way about this trend. Thank you for making my point for me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80525 Anonymous Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80525 No, application growth actually trails population growth. Look at the last 10 to 15 years. Go to the US Census site. Why would you take just a single year as representative? Unless you were trying to massage the facts to fit your theory, that is. No, application growth actually trails population growth. Look at the last 10 to 15 years. Go to the US Census site. Why would you take just a single year as representative? Unless you were trying to massage the facts to fit your theory, that is.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80506 Anonymous Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80506 You said (lied) that aplication growth paralleled population growth. In fact, it was flat until after tort reform. Then the numbers jumped up sharply. You said (lied) that aplication growth paralleled population growth. In fact, it was flat until after tort reform. Then the numbers jumped up sharply.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80493 Anonymous Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80493 You're like the insurers. You don't use the same time frames for your comparisons. It's kind of like the insurers telling us how much they lost in 2003, while not mentioning how much they made in 1990-2000.<br/><br/>Lies, damn lies, and statistics. You’re like the insurers. You don’t use the same time frames for your comparisons. It’s kind of like the insurers telling us how much they lost in 2003, while not mentioning how much they made in 1990-2000.

Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80480 Anonymous Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80480 The growth in the Texas licensure applications did not match the Texas population growth those years. The growth in Texas licensure application was vastly greater than the growth in Texas population.<br/><br/>About a 12% population growth 2000-2006. <br/><br/>http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48000.html<br/><br/>The licensure growth was 20-some percent just in 2006. The growth in the Texas licensure applications did not match the Texas population growth those years. The growth in Texas licensure application was vastly greater than the growth in Texas population.

About a 12% population growth 2000-2006.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48000.html

The licensure growth was 20-some percent just in 2006.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80441 Anonymous Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80441 Again, how many has Oregon lost? You don't know, so your claims are pretty useless. Maybe Oregon still has more per capita. Maybe Oregon still has more physicians coming in every year. The point is you don't know, because the only thing you know is what the insurance industry told you.<br/><br/>You probably didn't even know that the rate of new applications didn't even keep up with the population increase in Texas. You probably don't know how many doctors applied each year before tort "reform". No, you heard something that agreed with your preconceptions and off you went.<br/><br/>You're really no different than the universal healthcare crowd in that you check your natural skepticism at the door whenever you hear something that you think agrees with wherever you want to go. Again, how many has Oregon lost? You don’t know, so your claims are pretty useless. Maybe Oregon still has more per capita. Maybe Oregon still has more physicians coming in every year. The point is you don’t know, because the only thing you know is what the insurance industry told you.

You probably didn’t even know that the rate of new applications didn’t even keep up with the population increase in Texas. You probably don’t know how many doctors applied each year before tort “reform”. No, you heard something that agreed with your preconceptions and off you went.

You’re really no different than the universal healthcare crowd in that you check your natural skepticism at the door whenever you hear something that you think agrees with wherever you want to go.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80420 Anonymous Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80420 How many has Oregon lost? I know a few personally.<br/><br/>Oregon is having recruitment problems in Portland and Eugene, let alone rural Oregon.<br/><br/>Texas passed tort reform in 2003, and licensure applications sent up from 2,500 to 3,000 immediately. Did Texas population rise 20% that year? By 2006, applications rose to nearly 4,500.<br/><br/>Texas must have had one heck of a population growth to explain that rise. Funny how that rise started right after tort reform. You can blame it on phases of the moon or whatever you want. You're a lawyer, lying and twisting facts is your stock in trade. How many has Oregon lost? I know a few personally.

Oregon is having recruitment problems in Portland and Eugene, let alone rural Oregon.

Texas passed tort reform in 2003, and licensure applications sent up from 2,500 to 3,000 immediately. Did Texas population rise 20% that year? By 2006, applications rose to nearly 4,500.

Texas must have had one heck of a population growth to explain that rise. Funny how that rise started right after tort reform. You can blame it on phases of the moon or whatever you want. You’re a lawyer, lying and twisting facts is your stock in trade.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80415 Anonymous Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80415 "No, it shows how little you know. Texas applications went up by about fifteen hundred a year. Whether it's keeping up with the population is irrelevant. It happened after tort reform."<br/><br/>Are you joking? The population increases, thus available jobs increase. Texas had a number of new hospitals being built during the height of the "crisis", and they are now online. More jobs for physicians means more physicians coming to Texas. More patients means more jobs for Texas physicians.<br/><br/>If it turns out there are more cars being sold in Texas now, is that due to tort reform? Or is it due to increased population? This is not difficult math, surely you can follow it.<br/><br/>How many physicians has Oregon lost? “No, it shows how little you know. Texas applications went up by about fifteen hundred a year. Whether it’s keeping up with the population is irrelevant. It happened after tort reform.”

Are you joking? The population increases, thus available jobs increase. Texas had a number of new hospitals being built during the height of the “crisis”, and they are now online. More jobs for physicians means more physicians coming to Texas. More patients means more jobs for Texas physicians.

If it turns out there are more cars being sold in Texas now, is that due to tort reform? Or is it due to increased population? This is not difficult math, surely you can follow it.

How many physicians has Oregon lost?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/finding-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html/comment-page-1#comment-80408 Anonymous Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-medicare.html#comment-80408 What Oregon should do is remove the restrictions on opening new training facilities and completely divest itself from the CME. If this does not ensure "Oregon only" licensing capabilities for newly trained providers then such should be implemented via contract. States and voters must be proactive if they are going to stop this tide of patient abandonment by the providers for fiscal reasons or for not buying into the extortion of "tort reform (still nothing on keeping junk science clinical causation testimony out of the civil system)." What Oregon should do is remove the restrictions on opening new training facilities and completely divest itself from the CME. If this does not ensure “Oregon only” licensing capabilities for newly trained providers then such should be implemented via contract. States and voters must be proactive if they are going to stop this tide of patient abandonment by the providers for fiscal reasons or for not buying into the extortion of “tort reform (still nothing on keeping junk science clinical causation testimony out of the civil system).”

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