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Are there any doctors actually in private practice now? I've found most have already sold their practices to hospitals or some kind of provider network, and th
by starkd 4y ago
Are there any doctors actually in private practice now? I've found most have already sold their practices to hospitals or some kind of provider network, and they are told the patient load they must provide. It's just not economical to stay independent and reduce your workload.
- zdw 4y agoAssuming that this is US-based, but I would wager this is more related to the incredible byzantine health insurance system created to leech profit off the overall system without delivering useful services. Most doctors don't want to engage with a crazy actuarial accounting, hence they outsource it, which can be a reasonable tradeoff. Nuking that system from orbit with universal single payer would solve this, and also have the beneficial side effect of eliminating the coercive practice of employer-linked health care, which would lead to reduced barriers to entrepreneurial activity.
- starkd 4y ago> Nuking that system from orbit with universal single payer would solve this Just when has a government administration led to a less byzantine system? From experience, it can very well make it much worse. For one, there would be no competition for dollars from providers. (Not that there is much of that now.) Plus you would have a cap on doctor's salaries. Early retirements and a severe doctor shortage has become a real problem.