Comments on: Doctors leaving private practice, and where to go next http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/doctors-leaving-private-practice-and.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/doctors-leaving-private-practice-and.html#comment-90395 Anonymous Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/doctors-leaving-private-practice-and-where-to-go-next.html#comment-90395 Our small family practice of 3 physicians was going out odf business. We were stuck in contracts that were reimbursing 80% medicare, agreed to at a time when we felt some patients were better than no patients. Finally, we were able to join a larger group of almost 100 physicians, and overnight these same contracts went to 130-140% medicare. The irony is the indurance companies are now paying more; if they had offered us 110 % medicare, we probably wouold have been stupid enough to accept it.<br/><br/>A family practitioner Our small family practice of 3 physicians was going out odf business. We were stuck in contracts that were reimbursing 80% medicare, agreed to at a time when we felt some patients were better than no patients. Finally, we were able to join a larger group of almost 100 physicians, and overnight these same contracts went to 130-140% medicare. The irony is the indurance companies are now paying more; if they had offered us 110 % medicare, we probably wouold have been stupid enough to accept it.

A family practitioner

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/03/doctors-leaving-private-practice-and.html#comment-90391 Anonymous Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/03/doctors-leaving-private-practice-and-where-to-go-next.html#comment-90391 Its very tempting to leave medicine altogether. I've already talked to my local university. Next medicare cuts and I'm going to the university to teach Biology and Anatomy. Its very tempting to leave medicine altogether. I’ve already talked to my local university. Next medicare cuts and I’m going to the university to teach Biology and Anatomy.

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