Comments on: Blame the RUC for the primary care crisis, or not http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/blame-ruc-for-primary-care-crisis-or.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/blame-ruc-for-primary-care-crisis-or.html#comment-89986 Anonymous Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/blame-the-ruc-for-the-primary-care-crisis-or-not.html#comment-89986 if the goverment feels it must fix prices, then it needs to figure out what mix of expenditures it want cognitive vs procedural and reorganize the RUC accordingly. <br/> What we have now is a wonderful example of trying to regulate the price of something in some way other than what a reasonable person will pay for it. if the goverment feels it must fix prices, then it needs to figure out what mix of expenditures it want cognitive vs procedural and reorganize the RUC accordingly.
What we have now is a wonderful example of trying to regulate the price of something in some way other than what a reasonable person will pay for it.

]]> By: Steve Parker, M.D.http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/blame-ruc-for-primary-care-crisis-or.html#comment-89339 Steve Parker, M.D. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/blame-the-ruc-for-the-primary-care-crisis-or-not.html#comment-89339 Who should decide payments to physicians? <br/><br/>The same people who decide payments to providers of food, jewelry, housing, haircuts, gasoline, manicures, legal advice, accountng advice, furniture, internet services, insurance, clothing, etc.<br/><br/>In case Mr.Doherty is reading, the answer is "the consumer." Everybody else knew the answer.<br/><br/>-Steve Who should decide payments to physicians?

The same people who decide payments to providers of food, jewelry, housing, haircuts, gasoline, manicures, legal advice, accountng advice, furniture, internet services, insurance, clothing, etc.

In case Mr.Doherty is reading, the answer is “the consumer.” Everybody else knew the answer.

-Steve

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/blame-ruc-for-primary-care-crisis-or.html#comment-89327 Anonymous Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:52:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/blame-the-ruc-for-the-primary-care-crisis-or-not.html#comment-89327 What's wrong with Federal Gov't Economists? <br/><br/>They let the profession decide payments and they've about to run the guys who're oriented towards trying the obvious simple treatments first out of business. What’s wrong with Federal Gov’t Economists?

They let the profession decide payments and they’ve about to run the guys who’re oriented towards trying the obvious simple treatments first out of business.

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