Quote:
Originally Posted by Suzi
If doctors had a pay cut of nearly 5% in 2002 and have not received an increase since then, how would you expect them to stay in practice? Employees of the practice expect, at least, COLA yearly. How in the world would a physician practice stay alive? I can say for certain that renumeration and government interference is the main reason that physicians are leaving medicine in droves.
|
Well, as you are certain, what is the basis for your certainty? A single poll of a low percent of respondents is not certainty.
Do you really think a one time 5% reimbursement cut from one insurer would put a physician practice out of business? Were there a large number of physician bankruptcies in 2003? Do you have any data for your comment that physicians are actually leaving medicine in "droves" as opposed to retiring at the same rate they always have retired? Do you actually believe there has been no increase in insurance reimbursement since 2002? I am certain you are misunderstanding the available data.