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A lot of providers won't accept medicare because what they pay out is significantly lower compared to private insurance. That's why Obama's "If you like your do
by droidist2 4y ago
A lot of providers won't accept medicare because what they pay out is significantly lower compared to private insurance. That's why Obama's "If you like your doctor, you get to keep your doctor." promise was such a big deal.
- csnover 4y agoAs of 2020, only 1% of physicians opted out of Medicare[0]. That is an increase of only 0.3% since 2013. Furthermore, in my experience, physicians that opt out of Medicare refuse to accept any insurance, so the number of Medicare opt-outs is probably more of a proxy for opting out of insurance entirely. It is really not “a lot”. [0] https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/how-many-physicians-have-opted-out-of-the-medicare-program/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/how-many-physicians...