Medicare is horrible to deal with as a physician. Medicare for all will hurt

Feb 25, 2020
1:44:02pm

Littlerich All-American

quality as reimbursements will decrease, unnecessary pre-authorizations/denial of coverage, and more headaches from dealing with medicare will cause physicians to see more patients in order to maintain their income.

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If the US moved to socialized medicine (or single payer healthcare, or whatever

BYUMizzou

2/25/20 1:03pm

Very common. In Canada as well. We would go to the Dr/hospital for anything.

kotacoug

2/25/20 1:07pm

Never seen that in Canada

Kid_A

2/25/20 1:33pm

We’d go all the time for everything at least the doctor

kotacoug

2/25/20 1:38pm

RE: We’d go all the time for everything at least the doctor

Kid_A

2/25/20 1:41pm

Sure, if you want to wait 2 hours at the medicentre or 6 hours at the ED.

Hoosier77

2/25/20 2:49pm

This is probably more of a mindset thing that changes from family to family

Martin Van Nostrand

2/25/20 2:12pm

Gonna need a lot more hospitals

CBaass

2/25/20 1:08pm

My wife isn't from the US, I have seen similar behavior from her family.

coug almighty

2/25/20 1:11pm

Old people in the US do the same thing. They live in constant

BYU71

2/25/20 1:15pm

I don't disagree, but the tradeoff for that "comfort" is lower quality care

BYUMizzou

2/25/20 1:19pm

We have long passed the point diminishing returns as far as

coug almighty

2/25/20 1:32pm

I’m all for a 2 tier system. Would never fly here but it makes the most sense to

cougfanz

2/25/20 1:34pm

Imagine the DMV or IRS but with healthcare. Medicare and medicaid already put a

JAGA97

2/25/20 1:18pm

You're really comparing a minimum wage DMV employee to a medical doctor?

Kid_A

2/25/20 1:38pm

Medicare is horrible to deal with as a physician. Medicare for all will hurt

Littlerich

2/25/20 1:44pm

I'm not a doctor but I manage doctors offices and this hasn't been my experience

godawgs

2/25/20 2:39pm

I think experiences vary. I had many negative experiences with them

Littlerich

2/25/20 4:16pm

This is the reason "first dollar" coverage was discontinued for new Medicare

airwolf

2/25/20 1:32pm

Except that use of emergency departments in place of doc visits is higher in US

memento

2/25/20 1:48pm

Since we are talking anecdotally, my brother lives in Spain

coolcats

2/25/20 2:10pm

I'll repeat this a million times: WE HAVE GOVT-RUN HEALTHCARE. IT'S THE V.A. ...

gaspasscoug

2/25/20 2:22pm

Just the thought of working with VA nurses gave me the chills

cougfanz

2/25/20 2:27pm

WE HAVE SINGLE PLAYER HEALTHCARE, IT'S CALLED MEDICARE

memento

2/25/20 2:29pm

Medicare that is going bankrupt? That needs supplement insurance? That doesn't

gaspasscoug

2/25/20 4:04pm

Care is rationed in the now because people can't afford care

memento

2/25/20 7:43pm

Most people like it, however many do not get the care the need or want or they

airwolf

2/26/20 11:14am

No one’s asking for government run health care

Kid_A

2/25/20 2:52pm

Medicare for all means medicare runs healthcare, which they already do to a

Littlerich

2/25/20 4:06pm

It's the only system we have that is single payer. Medicare has supplemental

gaspasscoug

2/25/20 4:10pm

...I've never even seen a doctor for the flu so that sounds weird to me too

Belboz

2/25/20 2:32pm

I take care of a couple dozen patients hospitalized due to the flu every season.

Slim

2/25/20 2:43pm

I'll die from something that was easily curable.

Belboz

2/25/20 3:22pm

Real life personal experience from Sweden and state health care

compcoug

2/25/20 2:38pm

My experience in Edmonton, AB was that people don't go to the doctor more. It's

Hoosier77

2/25/20 2:52pm

If you get rid of options, what are the chances the remaining monopoly will bend

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