Comments on: Medicare reimbursement and Congress games http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83696 Anonymous Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83696 You guys need to read the current budget proposal as it applies to you.<br/><br/>Although in fairness, you were right to pick up on my sarcasm. Only a fool thinks that malpractice caps will actually benefit physicians. You guys need to read the current budget proposal as it applies to you.

Although in fairness, you were right to pick up on my sarcasm. Only a fool thinks that malpractice caps will actually benefit physicians.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83692 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83692 >>Bush is giving you malpractice caps as well. <br/><br/>Did I miss something? I always hear TALK about caps at the Federal level, but I never see it. >>Bush is giving you malpractice caps as well.

Did I miss something? I always hear TALK about caps at the Federal level, but I never see it.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83689 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83689 1:21: Of all the straw men arguments, that has to be the most nonsensical. Bush is giving us malpractice caps? As a lame duck president in a Democratic congress? Uhhh.. no, he's not. Your post doesn't even make sense from a sarcastic viewpoint. 1:21: Of all the straw men arguments, that has to be the most nonsensical. Bush is giving us malpractice caps? As a lame duck president in a Democratic congress? Uhhh.. no, he’s not. Your post doesn’t even make sense from a sarcastic viewpoint.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83687 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83687 "What are you guys complaining about reimbursement cuts for? Bush is giving you malpractice caps as well. Won't the massive savings to the system and on your malpractice coverage make up for any paltry reimbursement cuts?"<br/><br/>What malpractice caps - you mean the bills shot down by the Democrats and Arlen Spector, father of the most prominent malpracice whore in Philadelphia?? There are NO federal malpractice caps. There will need to be when health care reform is enacted, cause I sure ain't going to practice if I can't order tests I feel are necessary and/or defensive due to "costs". Uncle Sam won't be able to have it both ways. “What are you guys complaining about reimbursement cuts for? Bush is giving you malpractice caps as well. Won’t the massive savings to the system and on your malpractice coverage make up for any paltry reimbursement cuts?”

What malpractice caps – you mean the bills shot down by the Democrats and Arlen Spector, father of the most prominent malpracice whore in Philadelphia?? There are NO federal malpractice caps. There will need to be when health care reform is enacted, cause I sure ain’t going to practice if I can’t order tests I feel are necessary and/or defensive due to “costs”. Uncle Sam won’t be able to have it both ways.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83685 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83685 "Bush is giving you malpractice caps as well....". <br/><br/>Actually no he hasn't (not that it has anything to do with this conversation). But please do tell more lies to satisfy your agenda. “Bush is giving you malpractice caps as well….”.

Actually no he hasn’t (not that it has anything to do with this conversation). But please do tell more lies to satisfy your agenda.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83682 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83682 What are you guys complaining about reimbursement cuts for? Bush is giving you malpractice caps as well. Won't the massive savings to the system and on your malpractice coverage make up for any paltry reimbursement cuts? What are you guys complaining about reimbursement cuts for? Bush is giving you malpractice caps as well. Won’t the massive savings to the system and on your malpractice coverage make up for any paltry reimbursement cuts?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83677 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83677 The reason being that they can then solve the resource -demand mismatch by decreeing whatever level of care that they want to fund as being the "standard" without any meaningful dissent from doctors. That is why the soviet health care system was so cheap--doctors didn't have the standing to oppose them. They also see us as the enemy to the degree of control they want because of other "little" naggling issue of professionalism, like confidentiality. In their imagination, they can solve all sorts of sovial problem by getting docs to substitute their professional duty to their patients with a duty to "society"--but only in their imagination. It didn't work in Nazi Germany or the soviet union. Making doctors subject to being used as tools of the KGB ultimately failed in it's aim--but still destroyed professionalism the quality ethical care that requires it. The reason being that they can then solve the resource -demand mismatch by decreeing whatever level of care that they want to fund as being the “standard” without any meaningful dissent from doctors. That is why the soviet health care system was so cheap–doctors didn’t have the standing to oppose them. They also see us as the enemy to the degree of control they want because of other “little” naggling issue of professionalism, like confidentiality. In their imagination, they can solve all sorts of sovial problem by getting docs to substitute their professional duty to their patients with a duty to “society”–but only in their imagination. It didn’t work in Nazi Germany or the soviet union. Making doctors subject to being used as tools of the KGB ultimately failed in it’s aim–but still destroyed professionalism the quality ethical care that requires it.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83675 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:03:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83675 Seriously - 9:28 is more right than he knows. Read NHS Blog Doc's blog sometime. The government unilaterally decided to change the GP contract to make them work more and not coincidentally there was a coordinated campaign in the media bashing doctors every day. Each step towards government control is another step away from the concept of being an individual professional - which is precisely how they want it. Seriously – 9:28 is more right than he knows. Read NHS Blog Doc’s blog sometime. The government unilaterally decided to change the GP contract to make them work more and not coincidentally there was a coordinated campaign in the media bashing doctors every day. Each step towards government control is another step away from the concept of being an individual professional – which is precisely how they want it.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83667 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:28:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83667 Physicians, for all the freedom and professionalism that has been stripped from them, are still too uppity for the Controllers satisfaction. The collectivists still need to bring us down a few more notches before we all fall in line and goose step to their orders. Physicians, for all the freedom and professionalism that has been stripped from them, are still too uppity for the Controllers satisfaction. The collectivists still need to bring us down a few more notches before we all fall in line and goose step to their orders.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress.html#comment-83662 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/medicare-reimbursement-and-congress-games.html#comment-83662 One small problem, unions and their health care/retirement demands have all but destroyed America's manufacturing base. Try again. One small problem, unions and their health care/retirement demands have all but destroyed America’s manufacturing base. Try again.

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