Not addressed here and the underlying issue for all of this is the affect ACA has had on the health care and health insurance industries. the subject matter is too complex and too political but in a nutshell ACA was passed to create government directed oligopolies and that is what is occurring with the proposed mergers of some health care insurance giants.
Its forcing many changes in pricing, benefits etc. On a practical level how does an ethical doctor respond given the demands made by government and the continuing reduction in fee schedules. My cardio is a guy I respect. He hates that he has to keyboard on his computer to satisfy government/insurance demands when he rather be truly doctoring. I read that medical schools are having a drop in application, especially for primary care physicians . I read that in networks are causing rapid pricing increases of out of network providers. The health care industry has been in continuing flux consolidations, changing medical models ,etc. some physicians are simply doing a cash business providing their patients with the needed billing to return to government/insurance companies ...will it work?
Bottom line is bottom line how do you balance ethical obligations with remaining in business if you are a health care provider?
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