Comments on: Will a 10 percent bonus for primary care be enough? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/will-10-percent-bonus-for-primary-care.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve Parker, M.D.http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/will-10-percent-bonus-for-primary-care.html#comment-88755 Steve Parker, M.D. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/will-a-10-percent-bonus-for-primary-care-be-enough.html#comment-88755 The ultimate solution is for the primary care doctor to charge whatever amount he wants, and collect it. Insurers can reimburse whatever they want. A free market would settle what he's worth.<br/><br/>The problem with healtcare today is that there's too much third party interference by beaurocrats, government, and insurers.<br/><br/>-Steve The ultimate solution is for the primary care doctor to charge whatever amount he wants, and collect it. Insurers can reimburse whatever they want. A free market would settle what he’s worth.

The problem with healtcare today is that there’s too much third party interference by beaurocrats, government, and insurers.

-Steve

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/will-10-percent-bonus-for-primary-care.html#comment-88748 Anonymous Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/will-a-10-percent-bonus-for-primary-care-be-enough.html#comment-88748 A more acceptable solution would be to allow phsicians to balance bill Medicare patients so that the total reimbursement would be competitive with private or cash pay patients. A more acceptable solution would be to allow phsicians to balance bill Medicare patients so that the total reimbursement would be competitive with private or cash pay patients.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/will-10-percent-bonus-for-primary-care.html#comment-88744 Anonymous Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/will-a-10-percent-bonus-for-primary-care-be-enough.html#comment-88744 10%! even if they got the full 10% that's still an insult 10%! even if they got the full 10% that’s still an insult

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