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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:21 PM Original message |
Payments for cardiovascular Medicare patients may go down by 50% under HHS new rules on January 1. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. And how does the HCR bill address this? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Apparently has nothing to do with it. |
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chandler2 (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am so glad that I voted for change, aren't YOU? nt |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. K&R! |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. Looks like a few cardiologists will have to make do without a new boat in 2010 |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Hm.mmm I was thinking of seniors. |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Me too. Now that doctors won't overcharge Medicare, more can be treated. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. That's the new argument to cut payments. It's working... |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:29 PM Original message |
Many doctors have added their own labs and facilities to rake in $$$. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. It is good to have many procedures done in the offices... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. If you think Medicare payments are too high... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Thus a doctor is presented with a choice: treat Medicare patients or be greedy |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. It is nice you assume doctors are greedy. Way to go. |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. American doctors are greedy, it is a fact |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. the ruling class is greedy. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Or they will see more patients with private insurance and less patients with Medicare |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. I am happy that our government |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. The cardiologist that saved my hubby's life is a dedicated special man. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. You think all doctors make millions, don't you? |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. No, I think the average cardiologist makes $282,299 |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. AVERAGE driven by high salaries like that of Leakey |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. And the 25th percentile makes how much? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Leakey is a millionaire a few times over |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. My point (and yours are very valid) the 283k wage is a median, not a mean |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. And as I said, yes the salaries perhaps need to go down |
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NobleCynic (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Median salary is $282,299 |
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SOCALS (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Wait for people to start saying |
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NobleCynic (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Self-delete |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Or maybe they will decide not to treat medicare patients. |
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FLDCVADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. we have a winner |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 06:43 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Sad but true |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. Without hearing the HHS/Medicare rationale, it's really hard to assess this. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. They are cutting billions from Medicare to pay for the new health care... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. Full reimbursement of cardiologists is on my list of things to be concerned about |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Medicare for all, indeed |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Well . . . do you think the privatization of this health care deform . . . |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. Hold on Folks, another Wormhole dead ahead! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
14. In the corporatism of this health care deform . . . what will follow is privatization of |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Yep, they're coming after SS and Medicare next |
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StreetKnowledge (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Yep, and they'll privatize it, Wall Street will fuck up again, and Americans...... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
42. that WILL bring out the pitchforks. |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. No...we have become a society of beating victims...no pitchforks in our lifetime ! |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. that's probably what they're thinking, too... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Now we are happy that cardiac patients will be hurting? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. Well people do not realize what needs to be done |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. I read it was going to be 21% for all doctors across the board. Soon there won't |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. They stalled the 21% cut for two months. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Alaska is pretty much there now. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
31. Medicare is wonderful but they shoot themselves in the foot like this all the time |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
43. Such drastic cuts will inevitably force some cardiology offices to close because the cost of |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
49. I'm going to read this when I have more time. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
51. K&R. |
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