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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
a) not true
b) totally uncalled for
I'm sure there are greedy doctors. There are greedy lawyers, greedy teachers, greedy politicians and of course, greedy used car salesman.
The reality is that for those whose main aspiration in life is wealth, it is A LOT easier to skip 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, 3-7 years of residency and pursue a MBA instead.
For me personally, I had always said that the day I spent 51% of my time doing paperwork instead of patient care I was done, and I hit that mark this year.
Obamacare is not the sole cause of any of this, it is simply an insurance plan (and a power grab and a tax increase and a redistribution of wealth). But it's impact on the practicing physician has so far been negligible. The big impact has been the big government and insurance industry bureaucratic mentality. They have no idea what a physician actually does, but they believe big government can do it better. So they go about it in the only way they know how---regulation and data collection. I really can't blame them, after all, if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It is those in power who pursue this policy as a national health care goal that are to blame.
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golfing eagles: what you express here as to my understanding is true.
The expansion(intrusion if your a doctor) accelerated in the early 1980's by insurance companies who desired to emulate medicare's price controls (DRG's ,etc). Insurance companies suddenly demanded second opinions, certification for the need be admitted to the hospital ,etc. All of this was then exacerbated with the advent of Obamacare which has nothing to do with improving health care but a government demand that health insurance carriers abandon insurability rules and liberalize benefits to anyone and everyone.
Now Obamacare certainly carries with it a smooth populist tone but that is not the reality of economics and the housing collapse was a prime example.
One would only argue to infinity if Obamacare was even necessary (ie providing insurance for the uninsured) but the fact is Obamacare did not even resolve that issue.
What you state as trends within your discipline carry to such an extent that some doctors have resorted to treating patient on a cash basis and having their patient mail their paid bills to their insurer. As Obamacare evolves it chages and the changes continue to be for the worse. It has the medical profession and insurance companies in the constant state of confusion attempting to meet the government demands.
Being a doctor is as challenging as being a cop in today's America
As to The Villages Health Care System its a waste of time and energy to debate it because like everything connected to TV it ends up as an argument of being anti-developer or pro developer...a subject that should not even enter a discussion such as this.
Personally, I found the Ocala HealthCare System responsive and friendly having utilized since my arrival in 2006.