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classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0' WIDTH='380' HEIGHT='240' id='play_continuous_flvs'> Medicare cuts, Monday updateCutting physician payments will escalate health care costs: "If you cut payment for services as a cost control (the 10% cut), you will get more volume by the survivors doing the expensive highly profitable procedures, AND you will get declining access from the already high volume, low profit centers (primary care). In other words, you will get less primary care (the cheap stuff) and you will get more expensive ... Placebo Television #13 type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fplacebotelevision%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash&file=http%3A%2F%2Fplacebotelevision%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%3Freferrer%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fplacebojournal%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F2008%2F06%2Fplacebo%2Dtelevision%2D13%2Dreaders%2Ddigest%2Ehtml%26source%3D3&brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dspbrandlink&brandname=blip%2Etv&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" allowfullscreen="true" id="showplayer" height="255" width="400"> ObesityTry a sympathetic approach: "Is obesity a problem? Sure it is. But we need to get off of our self-righteous pulpits. Obese people should not be made into a group of outcasts. The 'them' mentality and the finger-wagging are no more than insecure people trying to feel better by putting down others." Air ambulance crashes and EMTALARelated? "With specialists fleeing for the relative safety of large multi-specialty hospitals and ERs closing they are used more and more. EMTALA strikes again." Cardiac CT scansScrew the evidence, according to Replacing physicians?Dr. Val: "Computers will replace physicians when robots replace spouses." "I’m a struggling doctor today"Expect a wave of practices to close: "Simply put, Sroka loves what he does. But this is the last year he may be able to afford to do it. CRNA or MD?The answer is clear. Or is it? Reader take: Going green in the physician’s officeThe following is a reader take by an anonymous physician. More Medicare cutsA Hail Mary over the holiday week? "It's clear that Reid believes the pressure from the powerful doctors' and senior citizens' lobby over the July 4 recess will be strong enough to convince at least one more Republican to cross over and support the legislation." Macular Degeneration
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