plt42
A Constitutionalist
Like I said. Democrats know every goddamn thing. One of them will be along shortly to explain it to us..
Okay... now that is funny... sad but FUNNY!
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Like I said. Democrats know every goddamn thing. One of them will be along shortly to explain it to us..
The growing number of physicians who do not accept new Medicaid beneficiaries because of costs "is a large, little-discussed hurdle to some ambitious efforts to broaden health care coverage," the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the Journal, many state Medicaid programs, "straining under surging costs, are balancing their budgets by freezing or reducing payments to doctors," resulting in physicians -- particularly specialists -
Growing Number Of Physicians Not Accepting New Medicaid Beneficiaries Amid Federal Payment Cuts, Rising Health Costs
Medicaid is NOT the method by wich anyone should ever try reform healthcare, and to think that by giving people a Medicaid card they are suddenly going to have access to quality healthcare they are in for a very big surprise.
There is an existing Physician shortage now. What do the democwats think will happen when they cut the Doctors pay rate and then drop 30 million new patients into the system? Like I said. Democrats know every goddamn thing. One of them will be along shortly to explain it to us..
As the state seeks ways to trim Medicaid, an increasing number of doctors frustrated with reimbursements are opting not to see new Medicaid patients. As a result, Medicaid patients often grow sicker while hunting for a doctor.
"The inability to find a Medicaid doctor drives up the cost for everyone because they then frequent the emergency room," Lewis said.
Dallas ranks last among 15 major cities in the percentage of physicians accepting Medicaid, according to a study by Merritt Hawkins & Associates, an Irving-based health care consulting and recruiting company.
In that study, 1,162 medical offices were surveyed between September 2008 and March. Dallas had a Medicaid acceptance rate of 38.6 percent, compared with the national average of 55 percent
Medicaid patients have trouble finding doctors in Dallas area | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Dallas Business News
Giving someone an insurance card and telling them they are insured is one thing, having a place to use it is another. The current bill set to pass in the Senate aims to use Medicaid as the primary instrument to achieve it's goal of insuring many of those so called 47 million uninsured. When those uninsured get those Medicaid cards, I highly doubt that they will consider it reform by any stretch of the imagination.
In Oregon , 14 hospitals, four clinics and two health departments in rural areas are short a total of 70 physicians, according to the Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University.
Throughout the country, at least 1,500 positions for rural doctors are vacant, according to the Madison, Wis.-based Rural Recruitment and Retention Network.
The people that have insurance live in cities, said Roger Piepenbrink, a Navy-trained internist at Pioneer Memorial, who now is the towns only such doctor.
Its hard to make a living off subsidized medicine, he said. You can make your overhead, but you cant pay yourself.
Doctor shortage takes toll in rural areas
If you have ever been to a DMV office on a busy day in a large metro area then you will get some idea of the Senate's vision of healthcare reform using the Medicaid model.
Navy..it's the FEDS who are picking up the tab for the Medicaid expansion...Nebraska will never pay one red cent in expanded medicaid services EVER AGAIN!!!! Read it...I'm serious. Not only that but several other States are getting nearly the same deal!!!!!! Probably sold out for more money from American tax payers...
Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill - Health care reform- msnbc.com
The answer is obvious.
The next thing they will do is regulate Doctors who refuse medicare and make it impossible for them to work without accepting medicare patients.
What do the democwats think will happen when they cut the Doctors pay rate and then drop 30 million new patients into the system? .
Navy..it's the FEDS who are picking up the tab for the Medicaid expansion...Nebraska will never pay one red cent in expanded medicaid services EVER AGAIN!!!! Read it...I'm serious. Not only that but several other States are getting nearly the same deal!!!!!! Probably sold out for more money from American tax payers...
Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill - Health care reform- msnbc.com
While it's not in disupte that Nebraska, La., Vt. and several others got sweetheart deals on this bill. Here is a little more information in the matter.
Data compiled by the National Conference of State Legislators based on the U.S. Senate Finance Bill indicates the unfunded mandate could cost Arkansas $400 million.
Arkansas is already facing budget cuts because of the current economic climate. These unfunded mandates will undoubtedly hurt Arkansas state budget even further. As our country deals with a soaring deficit we cannot expect hardworking Arkansans to fork over more money for legislation they overwhelmingly oppose. There are commonsense solutions for health care reform that arent budget busters that increase competition and drive down costs nationwide, Boozman said.
Press Release : U.S. Congressman John Boozman : 3rd District Of Arkansas
If you have a chance go here to read some of the letters from the Gov. of these various states including my own on the matter. At least to me it's very clear that a vast majority of this bill will be cost shifted to the states and on the back of working Americans in the form of taxes.
Navy..it's the FEDS who are picking up the tab for the Medicaid expansion...Nebraska will never pay one red cent in expanded medicaid services EVER AGAIN!!!! Read it...I'm serious. Not only that but several other States are getting nearly the same deal!!!!!! Probably sold out for more money from American tax payers...
Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill - Health care reform- msnbc.com
While it's not in disupte that Nebraska, La., Vt. and several others got sweetheart deals on this bill. Here is a little more information in the matter.
Data compiled by the National Conference of State Legislators based on the U.S. Senate Finance Bill indicates the unfunded mandate could cost Arkansas $400 million.
Arkansas is already facing budget cuts because of the current economic climate. These unfunded mandates will undoubtedly hurt Arkansas state budget even further. As our country deals with a soaring deficit we cannot expect hardworking Arkansans to fork over more money for legislation they overwhelmingly oppose. There are commonsense solutions for health care reform that arent budget busters that increase competition and drive down costs nationwide, Boozman said.
Press Release : U.S. Congressman John Boozman : 3rd District Of Arkansas
If you have a chance go here to read some of the letters from the Gov. of these various states including my own on the matter. At least to me it's very clear that a vast majority of this bill will be cost shifted to the states and on the back of working Americans in the form of taxes.
Of course its coming.The answer is obvious.
The next thing they will do is regulate Doctors who refuse medicare and make it impossible for them to work without accepting medicare patients.
You can almost see that comming, because once all those who get this new Medicaid find out that they simply cannot walk to the nearest Doctor and be treated then the noise level in congress will go up to force them to accept it.
Apparently, all the whining I'm reading in this thread is mostly about money. Essentially, those who already have health care don't want to pay for health care for those who don't, especially if they're poor and would get their care through Medicaid.
Don't worry. Money problems are easy to fix. Just raise taxes; especially on the rich but some on the middle class. They've been getting a sweet, easy ride for too long. It's time they put something back by paying their fair share.
Apparently, all the whining I'm reading in this thread is mostly about money. Essentially, those who already have health care don't want to pay for health care for those who don't, especially if they're poor and would get their care through Medicaid.
Don't worry. Money problems are easy to fix. Just raise taxes; especially on the rich but some on the middle class. They've been getting a sweet, easy ride for too long. It's time they put something back by paying their fair share.
Okay then let's talk about the healthcare itself..
In a class-action lawsuit filed four years ago, disabled or impoverished children whose healthcare bill is paid for by Medicaid claim they must endure long waits -- or long drives -- to find doctors or dentists who accept the insurance plan. They argue their medical care is at times so poor that it violates federal law.
The other issues sadly is a money issue like it or not, you simply cannot keep throwing money you do not have at an issue and hope it goes away without eventually paying your bills.