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> The researchers emphasized that this study focused on common procedures, and on older Medicare patients. This means that the findings may not apply to other t
by sebmellen 6y ago
> The researchers emphasized that this study focused on common procedures, and on older Medicare patients. This means that the findings may not apply to other types of patients, or to other surgical procedures.
Is there any reason Medicare would play a role in the surgeon's performance?
- johncolanduoni 6y agoMedicare patients are all either 65 or older or suffering from a specific covered chronic disease.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoWell, it doesn't pay well.
- echelon 6y agoMany practices refuse to take Medicare patients. It's less pay, more paperwork. Sucks if you're on Medicare. You're stuck with the doctors that do accept it, which probably weeds out some of the better practices. Healthcare and getting old suck in the US. Think about how this might affect, say, your parents. And eventually you.
- cmeacham98 6y agoMedicare (as in the method of payment) obviously wouldn't, but by only polling Medicare patients they bias the patients, as Medicare patients are predominately the elderly.
- redis_mlc 6y ago> Is there any reason Medicare would play a role in the surgeon's performance? Lots of reasons: "Generally, Medicare is available for people age 65 or older, younger people with disabilities and people with End Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplant)." And often poorer than private insurance, so less preventive and post-operative care and rehabilitation. eg. I watched a documentary on urban diabetes patients and foot amputations. Amputation is literally an epidemic in poor Americans because they can't afford homecare, so have to keep walking on a gangrenous foot until it turns black.