Droctors Dropping Insurance

[random3434]

dont listen to him Ez.....

Have I ever?


Dr. Nick is the best doctor I know next to xotoxi!

when does the xo see patients?

Between commercials of Fox News and posting here.

 

[Jon]

That's probably not all you're giving him under the table.

dont listen to him Ez.....

Have I ever?


Dr. Nick is the best doctor I know next to xotoxi!

Dr. Nick, really? Sounds professional. I bet he gives a great vaginal exam.

 

[uscitizen]

So they're aiming to try a new line of work,what other kind of job doyou think they'll go for.

Politics or so it seems.

 

[uscitizen]

Have I ever?


Dr. Nick is the best doctor I know next to xotoxi!

when does the xo see patients?

Between commercials of Fox News and posting here.

Maybe he has an internet business selling do it yourself surgery kits?

 

[Ringel05]

well it is from an poster on an internet site so it must be true.

No I'm lying. (NOT!). Could you just once live up to your name? Just once.
Of course it's true.

 

[uscitizen]

There are at least 6 DR's running for office in KY this time around including 2 for federal senator.

 

[Ringel05]

Talked with three Doctors I know during the day today. All are in the process of dropping all insurances and are moving to a cash only basis. They indicated many others are planning the same move.

so this has nothing to do with health care reform but what the insurance companies are doing NOW with these doctor friends of yours?

does this relate?

AMA President and Bryan resident Dr. James Rohack says he is encouraged by the Health Care Reform Bill approved by Congress.

He calls the bill an important step toward providing coverage to all Americans and improving our nation's health system. Rohack says he is hopeful it can help restore balance between the rising cost of insurance and the actual cost of health care.


"Healthcare premiums have increased 131 percent. So the average family now is spending more than $13,000 a year on health care premiums," he said. "But yet at the same time, the cost, the health spending last year was the lowest that its been in over 50 years at only 4.4 percent. So we don't see the balance here of why you need to increase premiums 39 percent when the spending has only increased less than 5 percent."


Rohack says while the bill isn't perfect, we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good when it comes to something as important as the health of Americans

AMA President Optimistic Over Health Care Bill

No, it's because of the current legislation that just went through. Essentially you pay up front then file an insurance claim. This way they don't have to deal with the government or with the insurance companies. Two are GPs and one is a Chiro. I'd be surprised if the specialists go cash only, In many cases there is to much up front cost involved.

 

[Ringel05]

Talked with three Doctors I know during the day today. All are in the process of dropping all insurances and are moving to a cash only basis. They indicated many others are planning the same move.

Me and my doctor already did that. I get a nice 50% discount because I pay cash the day he provides his services.

Works very nicely for both of us. It's also the way it USED TO BE DONE many many years ago. Before Big Insurance and Big Hosptial became the way of the world.

Yup, I set up a cash payment with my docs and get a discount.

 

[Xenophon]

dont listen to him Ez.....

Have I ever?


Dr. Nick is the best doctor I know next to xotoxi!

when does the xo see patients?

The morgue, they are dying to see him.

 

[Care4all]

Talked with three Doctors I know during the day today. All are in the process of dropping all insurances and are moving to a cash only basis. They indicated many others are planning the same move.

so this has nothing to do with health care reform but what the insurance companies are doing NOW with these doctor friends of yours?

does this relate?

AMA President and Bryan resident Dr. James Rohack says he is encouraged by the Health Care Reform Bill approved by Congress.

He calls the bill an important step toward providing coverage to all Americans and improving our nation's health system. Rohack says he is hopeful it can help restore balance between the rising cost of insurance and the actual cost of health care.


"Healthcare premiums have increased 131 percent. So the average family now is spending more than $13,000 a year on health care premiums," he said. "But yet at the same time, the cost, the health spending last year was the lowest that its been in over 50 years at only 4.4 percent. So we don't see the balance here of why you need to increase premiums 39 percent when the spending has only increased less than 5 percent."


Rohack says while the bill isn't perfect, we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good when it comes to something as important as the health of Americans

AMA President Optimistic Over Health Care Bill

No, it's because of the current legislation that just went through. Essentially you pay up front then file an insurance claim. This way they don't have to deal with the government or with the insurance companies. Two are GPs and one is a Chiro. I'd be surprised if the specialists go cash only, In many cases there is to much up front cost involved.

this legislation's ink isn't dry....and doesn't begin till 2014 ringel?? your docs are having trouble with the insurance companies NOW, are they not? they are making these changes NOW are they not?

so how could they POSSIBLY be making such a decision based on this bill that does not come in to effect for 4 years and they have not even read it yet or had their accountants and lawyers read it yet???

I think they are having some sort of problems now, in the present....ya know?

 

[Xenophon]

BTW, what's a Droctor?

 

[editec]

Talked with three Doctors I know during the day today. All are in the process of dropping all insurances and are moving to a cash only basis. They indicated many others are planning the same move.

Me and my doctor already did that. I get a nice 50% discount because I pay cash the day he provides his services.

Works very nicely for both of us. It's also the way it USED TO BE DONE many many years ago. Before Big Insurance and Big Hosptial became the way of the world.

Yes it is the way it used to be done.

And back then Doctors were the LOWEST PAID PROFESSION in America.

Without HC insurance, and/or government HC insurance, MDs and the HC establishment would be pretty damned poor.

 

[Conspiracist]

so this has nothing to do with health care reform but what the insurance companies are doing NOW with these doctor friends of yours?

does this relate?

AMA President Optimistic Over Health Care Bill

No, it's because of the current legislation that just went through. Essentially you pay up front then file an insurance claim. This way they don't have to deal with the government or with the insurance companies. Two are GPs and one is a Chiro. I'd be surprised if the specialists go cash only, In many cases there is to much up front cost involved.

this legislation's ink isn't dry....and doesn't begin till 2014 ringel?? your docs are having trouble with the insurance companies NOW, are they not? they are making these changes NOW are they not?

so how could they POSSIBLY be making such a decision based on this bill that does not come in to effect for 4 years and they have not even read it yet or had their accountants and lawyers read it yet???

I think they are having some sort of problems now, in the present....ya know?

With it being difficult now, do you believe federal involvment will make it easier?

 

[WillowTree]

so this has nothing to do with health care reform but what the insurance companies are doing NOW with these doctor friends of yours?

does this relate?

AMA President Optimistic Over Health Care Bill

No, it's because of the current legislation that just went through. Essentially you pay up front then file an insurance claim. This way they don't have to deal with the government or with the insurance companies. Two are GPs and one is a Chiro. I'd be surprised if the specialists go cash only, In many cases there is to much up front cost involved.

this legislation's ink isn't dry....and doesn't begin till 2014 ringel?? your docs are having trouble with the insurance companies NOW, are they not? they are making these changes NOW are they not?

so how could they POSSIBLY be making such a decision based on this bill that does not come in to effect for 4 years and they have not even read it yet or had their accountants and lawyers read it yet???

I think they are having some sort of problems now, in the present....ya know?

can you explain to us why the democrats are willing to let 180 thousand people die before they start getting benefits?? aren't they very disgusting shameful people to sit around and let 180 thousand people die for lack of insurance.

 

[JW Frogen]

BTW, what's a Droctor?

Doctor McCoy downing mint juleps this side of Paradise.

 

[007]

Talked with three Doctors I know during the day today. All are in the process of dropping all insurances and are moving to a cash only basis. They indicated many others are planning the same move.

Sounds like with the new law, cash only won't be an option, since everyone will have insurance.

But, I'd do it myself, if I lived in a place where people actually had cash. Insurance companies are a bitch to deal with.

Oh yeah... you're a doctor alright, and you have ten hours a day available to spend blogging away on an internet message board. Almost 15,000 posts in a very short period. You must only have three patients that you see once a month aye?

You're no more a doctor than I am an astronaut. Drop the charade.

 

[JW Frogen]

He might have a doctorate in philosophy or literature, they usually have a lot of free time.

 

[Ringel05]

so this has nothing to do with health care reform but what the insurance companies are doing NOW with these doctor friends of yours?

does this relate?

AMA President Optimistic Over Health Care Bill

No, it's because of the current legislation that just went through. Essentially you pay up front then file an insurance claim. This way they don't have to deal with the government or with the insurance companies. Two are GPs and one is a Chiro. I'd be surprised if the specialists go cash only, In many cases there is to much up front cost involved.

this legislation's ink isn't dry....and doesn't begin till 2014 ringel?? your docs are having trouble with the insurance companies NOW, are they not? they are making these changes NOW are they not?

so how could they POSSIBLY be making such a decision based on this bill that does not come in to effect for 4 years and they have not even read it yet or had their accountants and lawyers read it yet???

I think they are having some sort of problems now, in the present....ya know?

I'm simply relating what I was told, no inferences on my part. That's actually how this got started. I brought up the subject with my Chiro and her answer surprised me. She's fairly young and because of some things she said in the past I thought she was liberal, when I mention health care reform she just glared and said "I don't want to go there". I pressed her and thats when she told me she a others she knows where going cash only because of this bill.
That's when I decided to call a few others, friends from the old hospital days. Two returned my calls and told me pretty much the same thing.
None explained why and I didn't ask.

 

[uscitizen]

Talked with three Doctors I know during the day today. All are in the process of dropping all insurances and are moving to a cash only basis. They indicated many others are planning the same move.

Me and my doctor already did that. I get a nice 50% discount because I pay cash the day he provides his services.

Works very nicely for both of us. It's also the way it USED TO BE DONE many many years ago. Before Big Insurance and Big Hosptial became the way of the world.

Yes it is the way it used to be done.

And back then Doctors were the LOWEST PAID PROFESSION in America.

Without HC insurance, and/or government HC insurance, MDs and the HC establishment would be pretty damned poor.

Yep they sure would.

 

[uscitizen]

No, it's because of the current legislation that just went through. Essentially you pay up front then file an insurance claim. This way they don't have to deal with the government or with the insurance companies. Two are GPs and one is a Chiro. I'd be surprised if the specialists go cash only, In many cases there is to much up front cost involved.

this legislation's ink isn't dry....and doesn't begin till 2014 ringel?? your docs are having trouble with the insurance companies NOW, are they not? they are making these changes NOW are they not?

so how could they POSSIBLY be making such a decision based on this bill that does not come in to effect for 4 years and they have not even read it yet or had their accountants and lawyers read it yet???

I think they are having some sort of problems now, in the present....ya know?

can you explain to us why the democrats are willing to let 180 thousand people die before they start getting benefits?? aren't they very disgusting shameful people to sit around and let 180 thousand people die for lack of insurance.

Compromises had to be made. Too many dems in congress have partially turned Republican.