Comments on: What do doctors think about healthcare reform?

By: 5S

5S — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:43:20 +0000

I believe that the reform is going to a large tax to the government and the people.

By: Trudi Komorowski

Trudi Komorowski — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:08:50 +0000

Gotta love the Federal Government. They’re gonna increase taxes and cut our monthly pay. What do you think companies will do when employee expenditures increase?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:33:10 +0000

Indeed

By: Me

Me — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:26:31 +0000

Wow

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:07:36 +0000

Susan:

I understand your uncertainty — it affects me and my colleagues as well. I think the main thing this RWJ Foundation survey shows is that most doctors agree that we simply cannot keep going as we are. That path is one to financial ruin, too. We just can’t afford 16-17% (and rising fast) of our GDP going to healthcare.

By: Susan Tan

Susan Tan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:52:41 +0000

My husband is a doctor who works with the elderly and Hospice.
He is a board certified Internist, board certificated Medical Director,
board certified Hospice. He is only 43 years old and has a passion for helping the elderly and dying. Someone please tell me how this is going to benefit him and his patients. Somethings needs to be done.
Is this it?

The price tag, topping $1 trillion over 10 years, would be paid for by taxing high-income people and cutting some $500 billion in payments to Medicare providers. The legislation would extend health coverage to around 95 percent of Americans.

His practice consists of 3 doctors, 3 nurse practioners, and two MA’s. They are in the high- income bracket. If this goes through how we doctors who the majority of their income is from Medicare survive? Who will want to take care of this group of people if cuts are what they say it will be???

Sincerely,
Susan