I live in fla the state with most likely the most seniors. I dont know of any doctors that have stopped taking medicare patients but I do know how they make up for the shortages in payments.
The neighbor behind me my wifes close friend is office supervisor for the largest Medical group in my area. Shes directly involved with all aspects.
She explained that Drs havent lost a dime in income, they just changed how they see patients. This is some of the ways, 15 minute scheduled appts, see more patients in the same amout of time. This is the big one, instead of telling patients well no need to come back call us if you need us, instead of yearly checkup appts unless there is illness or 6 month appts, they are scheduling anywhere from 2 week follow ups to 3 months to make up the shortfalls. Everyone loses, the doctor who has to production line patients, the patients, the insurers and medicare and ultimately the taxpayers, EVERYONE LOSES.
Cant we ever work anything out between the two brats, the Rs and Ds
After several years a deal had been reached to permanently repeal the flawed Sustainable Growth Formula but the House Republicans chose to play politics with it. The House Republicans showed a disregard for both physicians and Medicare beneficiaries. They attached the fix to a five year delay on the individual mandate, knowing that this would be dead in the Senate.
The Sustainable Growth Formula was initially devised to give doctors increased Medicare reimbursement if medical costs go down and decrease reimbursement if costs rise. The formula was quickly found to be flawed. Individual physicians cannot control the overall trajectory of Medicare expenses regardless of the financial rewards or penalties. The formula failed to take into account overall increases in costs we have experienced over the past decade as a result of an aging population and new medical technology. As a result, the formula would reduce Medicare payments to physicians to a level below what doctors could afford to see Medicare patients for. Reimbursement from Tricare, which covers military families, is also tied to Medicare reimbursement. Congress has realized that the cuts were not tolerable and has repeatedly voted for a “doc fix” to
The persistence of this problem over the past decade has eroded confidence in the federal government and the Medicare program, leading some physicians to stop accepting Medicare patients. Even Congress finally realized that something had to be done and an agreement was reached in principle between the federal government and physician organizations for a new payment structure to replace the Sustainable Growth Formula. The House had the opportunity to pass this as a clean bill today, but instead played politics by attaching it to a delay to the individual mandate.
It is getting difficult to keep count but I believe this is now the fifty-first vote to either repeal or greatly interfere with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Read more at http://themoderatevoice.com/192548/...rs-and-medicare-patients/#lmGhuOKyyg3ov172.99
Read more at http://themoderatevoice.com/192548/...rs-and-medicare-patients/#lmGhuOKyyg3ov172.99
The neighbor behind me my wifes close friend is office supervisor for the largest Medical group in my area. Shes directly involved with all aspects.
She explained that Drs havent lost a dime in income, they just changed how they see patients. This is some of the ways, 15 minute scheduled appts, see more patients in the same amout of time. This is the big one, instead of telling patients well no need to come back call us if you need us, instead of yearly checkup appts unless there is illness or 6 month appts, they are scheduling anywhere from 2 week follow ups to 3 months to make up the shortfalls. Everyone loses, the doctor who has to production line patients, the patients, the insurers and medicare and ultimately the taxpayers, EVERYONE LOSES.
Cant we ever work anything out between the two brats, the Rs and Ds
After several years a deal had been reached to permanently repeal the flawed Sustainable Growth Formula but the House Republicans chose to play politics with it. The House Republicans showed a disregard for both physicians and Medicare beneficiaries. They attached the fix to a five year delay on the individual mandate, knowing that this would be dead in the Senate.
The Sustainable Growth Formula was initially devised to give doctors increased Medicare reimbursement if medical costs go down and decrease reimbursement if costs rise. The formula was quickly found to be flawed. Individual physicians cannot control the overall trajectory of Medicare expenses regardless of the financial rewards or penalties. The formula failed to take into account overall increases in costs we have experienced over the past decade as a result of an aging population and new medical technology. As a result, the formula would reduce Medicare payments to physicians to a level below what doctors could afford to see Medicare patients for. Reimbursement from Tricare, which covers military families, is also tied to Medicare reimbursement. Congress has realized that the cuts were not tolerable and has repeatedly voted for a “doc fix” to
The persistence of this problem over the past decade has eroded confidence in the federal government and the Medicare program, leading some physicians to stop accepting Medicare patients. Even Congress finally realized that something had to be done and an agreement was reached in principle between the federal government and physician organizations for a new payment structure to replace the Sustainable Growth Formula. The House had the opportunity to pass this as a clean bill today, but instead played politics by attaching it to a delay to the individual mandate.
It is getting difficult to keep count but I believe this is now the fifty-first vote to either repeal or greatly interfere with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Read more at http://themoderatevoice.com/192548/...rs-and-medicare-patients/#lmGhuOKyyg3ov172.99
Read more at http://themoderatevoice.com/192548/...rs-and-medicare-patients/#lmGhuOKyyg3ov172.99
