Comments on: Medicare cuts http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/medicare-cuts.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: DelcoDochttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/medicare-cuts.html#comment-86526 DelcoDoc Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/medicare-cuts.html#comment-86526 As with any price control scheme, there will be "cherry-picking and lemon-dropping".<br/>The frail elderly, with their endless appointments, will wonder why they see their doctor less often. In contrast, the "Casino Elderly", with their in-and-out visits, will be OK. As with any price control scheme, there will be “cherry-picking and lemon-dropping”.
The frail elderly, with their endless appointments, will wonder why they see their doctor less often. In contrast, the “Casino Elderly”, with their in-and-out visits, will be OK.

]]> By: patelhappyhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/06/medicare-cuts.html#comment-86525 patelhappy Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:06:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/06/medicare-cuts.html#comment-86525 Why not boycott the Medicare Advantage plans? Insurance companies get 35% plus in margins (13-17% overpayments from CMS plus the 20-30% underpayments to doctors). Why would a doctor take Medicare Advantage? If all (or most) doctors don't accept Medicare Advantage then patients will not want to join. Physicians have been at the whim of insurance companies, medicare, malpractice insurance, health departments, lawyers for too long. If we don't act together all the parties mentioned will continue to pick at the physician infrastructure until there is no infrastructure.<br/><br/>Spread the word that accepting (actually you have to opt out) Medicare Advantage plans is a vote that you are happy with what Insurance is doing to you.<br/><br/>If you are a Republican (I am), it is seriously time to consider whether you really want to support a freely spending, special interest oriented group (Bush and the Republicans) or a freely spending not so special interest oriented group (Obama by default I guess). Why not boycott the Medicare Advantage plans? Insurance companies get 35% plus in margins (13-17% overpayments from CMS plus the 20-30% underpayments to doctors). Why would a doctor take Medicare Advantage? If all (or most) doctors don’t accept Medicare Advantage then patients will not want to join. Physicians have been at the whim of insurance companies, medicare, malpractice insurance, health departments, lawyers for too long. If we don’t act together all the parties mentioned will continue to pick at the physician infrastructure until there is no infrastructure.

Spread the word that accepting (actually you have to opt out) Medicare Advantage plans is a vote that you are happy with what Insurance is doing to you.

If you are a Republican (I am), it is seriously time to consider whether you really want to support a freely spending, special interest oriented group (Bush and the Republicans) or a freely spending not so special interest oriented group (Obama by default I guess).

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