http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html#comment-81664 Anonymous Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:06:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html#comment-81664 GYN IS a primary care specialty. GYN IS a primary care specialty.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html#comment-81651 KoKo Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html#comment-81651 Many patients, today, will go to a specialist for their primary care. Just consider how many women go to their GYN for routine issues, not related to the practice of GYN. Many patients, today, will go to a specialist for their primary care. Just consider how many women go to their GYN for routine issues, not related to the practice of GYN.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html#comment-81630 Anonymous Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html#comment-81630 Maybe I'm an outlier, but I see a silver lining. When primary care docs get rare enough, the value will be perceived. I don't predict payment will go up, as much as I'll see the docs dropping out of insurance and it will become the cash business medicine was two generations ago. Insurance will still be there, but patients will pay, and then be reimbursed out of network. Maybe I’m an outlier, but I see a silver lining. When primary care docs get rare enough, the value will be perceived. I don’t predict payment will go up, as much as I’ll see the docs dropping out of insurance and it will become the cash business medicine was two generations ago. Insurance will still be there, but patients will pay, and then be reimbursed out of network.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html#comment-81628 Anonymous Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/make-primary-care-more-appealing.html#comment-81628 The doctor shortage will cross all specialties but the lack of primary care doctors is the most worrisome. Every Western Country uses primary care as the base of its national health care. Without it, we will continue to decline as a healthy country. Botox, Laser skin treatments and joint replacements will benefit the wealthy who can pay cash and there will be no healthy folks to mow their lawns! Wake up America! The doctor shortage will cross all specialties but the lack of primary care doctors is the most worrisome. Every Western Country uses primary care as the base of its national health care. Without it, we will continue to decline as a healthy country. Botox, Laser skin treatments and joint replacements will benefit the wealthy who can pay cash and there will be no healthy folks to mow their lawns! Wake up America!

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