4 ms·
As of 2008, nearly 59% of US physicians supported national health insurance [1]. Doctors are not the culprit. 1 = http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=7404
by carbocation 14y ago
As of 2008, nearly 59% of US physicians supported national health insurance [1]. Doctors are not the culprit.
1 = http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=740467 http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=740467
- refurb 14y agoWhat do that "national health insurance" look like for physicians? Does it include pay cuts? I'm pretty sure in those 59% of physician's eyes it doesn't.
- carbocation 14y agoThe answer to that question depends on whether you think physicians lack insight. I think that most physicians are smart enough to look at the national insurance that already exists (Medicaid & Medicare) and to recognize that their reimbursements would be cut. I think they can balance that against the complexities of the current system and some might be willing to trade somewhat lower pay for the ability to focus on providing care. 20% of health care costs come from physician pay, of which about half goes to the cost of running a practice. Most reformers know that cutting physician pay, while part of almost any plan, is not going to be the most important way to save money.
- roguecoder 14y agoIf pay cuts were accompanied by less annoying insurance infrastructure, I'm sure some doctors would take the pay cuts.