The American Medical Association is very concerned about seniors’ access to physicians under Medicare. By January 1, the Medicare physician payment cut will rise to a whopping 30 percent and will put seniors’ health in great jeopardy. Already, about one in four Medicare patients looking for a new primary care physician are having trouble finding one. About one in five physicians are already limiting the number of Medicare patients they treat because of the threat of future payment cuts and the already low the Medicare payment rates. Physicians are struggling to keep their doors open to all Medicare patients when payments are so far below the cost of providing care. Congress must stop the cut and fix the broken Medicare physician payment system to protect and preserve access to health care for today’s seniors and the baby boomers who begin aging into Medicare next year.

-American Medical Association

" The govt. shouldn't be providing phones. You and your family should have pitched in for your brothers phone...you know...out of the kindness of your hearts. Winston"

Like I said earlier... You dont have a CLUE what you are talking about,,,not even a clue..so, using your quote, OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF YOUR HEART, please shut up !!!

Sad thing is they were warned this would be a fall out from the abysmal plan they rushed together. Our medical system has issues, but it did not need to be replaced with this junk. I don't blame the doctors, they have a right to make a living.

It is sad our leaders were campaigning and assuring the elderly would be ok...yeah right, and they wonder why we don't trust or believe what comes out of DC... They need to gut congress and start over with folks with common sense and who have had to work in the real world. But as long as they promise freebies to all those voters who don't read or understand how government works..the regular working folks are going to continue to be the ones getting their pockets picked.

"like reducing their income" butterpie

When did you request your last reduction in pay or refused a raise?

Good for them. I have always thought the future of healthcare would be more and more health care providers refusing Medicare, and actually all insurance.... and then charging their patients a reasonable fee for their services that the patient pays for on the spot. No government involved, no insurance hands in the pot, no paperwork, just do business the old fashioned way plain and simple.

"Be careful criticizing something you know NOTHING about." awomnsptofview

The govt. shouldn't be providing phones. You and your family should have pitched in for your brothers phone...you know...out of the kindness of your hearts.

thanks Kay Hagans

"Interesting that some members of one of the highest paid professions refuse to look at certain cost cutting measures, like reducing their income, and instead opt to only take in patients that can insure their high income."

Butterpie, go to twelve years of college and serve a residency. Get yourself some student debt into the high six figures at two or three different schools. Buy malpractice insurance that costs five figures per month so you can go into business in the first place.

At that point, you'll be in a position to tell a doctor that they make too much money.

"Medicare rates are more than reasonable. Most doctors and all insurance companies should be treated like criminals for what they charge in relationship to the service provided." claytontarheel

Yup, most liberals would make profit a CRIME if they could Most doctors I have worked with are more than happy to accept patients that dont have insurance. As a matter of fact they will lower the rate for those people. (I have done it). Most people have no idea what it costs to run a practice, or the insurance they need to have. Do you think doctors should work for FREE?

Too many people just expect everything to be given to the, It is time that you GROW UP and be responsible for YOURSELF. Life has a cost. and when you have things done or buy something you have to pay for it. If you cant afford it then give up the cable TV or your fancy phone, or your fancy car. It is called PRIORITIES.

As far as the free cell phone, my brother had cancer and FINALLY got Medicaid and received one of these free phones. It was for 200 minutes a month in case of emergency for medical purposes. He DIED 3 weeks ago VERY unexpectedly at 52 years old from complications we dont know. His tumor markers were so low he was almost in remission. Still he is gone. Did I mention that up until 3 years ago, he always made in the $50k range. Be careful criticizing something you know NOTHING about.

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