Mayo unit no longer to accept Medicare (interview, health care, Obama)

[Jadex]

Mayo unit no longer to accept Medicare

[mohawkx]

Thanks for the post and the link. Although it is only one small family practice office in glendale, it still is signficant and signals a dangerous trend.

[Wingfoot]

Originally Posted by mohawkx

Thanks for the post and the link. Although it is only one small family practice office in glendale, it still is signficant and signals a dangerous trend.

Been going on for years ,many docs wont accept medicare patients, the new supreme court justices brother won't.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester accepts medicare as full payment for MN residents.

[Cyber Queen]

Hold on wasn't the Mayo Clinic the one that Obadma said was an example of good health care??

Obama cites Mayo Clinic in advance of White House Conversation on Health Care « Health Policy Blog

In an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC’s Good Morning America President Obama continued to point to Mayo Clinic as an example of health care that delivers better outcomes at lower cost.

[PYT]

Originally Posted by dcadca

Hold on wasn't the Mayo Clinic the one that Obadma said was an example of good health care??

Obama cites Mayo Clinic in advance of White House Conversation on Health Care « Health Policy Blog

Mayo Clinic is actually one of the most renowned medical practices around.

Many excellent practices don't accept medicare simply because the reimbursement is pathetically low, even lower than the overhead at times.

It's more of a sign of a broken bureaucratic system than any indication of quality of care.

[mohawkx]

Originally Posted by PYT

Mayo Clinic is actually one of the most renowned medical practices around.

Many excellent practices don't accept medicare simply because the reimbursement is pathetically low, even lower than the overhead at times.

It's more of a sign of a broken bureaucratic system than any indication of quality of care.

That's more along the lines of what I was thinking.

[Cyber Queen]

Originally Posted by PYT

Mayo Clinic is actually one of the most renowned medical practices around.

Many excellent practices don't accept medicare simply because the reimbursement is pathetically low, even lower than the overhead at times.

It's more of a sign of a broken bureaucratic system than any indication of quality of care.

I think it is ironic that the same clinic that Obadma praised will not take Medicare. That was the point.

[mohawkx]

Originally Posted by dcadca

I think it is ironic that the same clinic that Obadma praised will not take Medicare. That was the point.

That's not my point. It's more like your agenda.

[Cyber Queen]

Originally Posted by mohawkx

That's not my point. It's more like your agenda.

"My agenda"? And what would that be?

[mohawkx]

Originally Posted by dcadca

"My agenda"? And what would that be?

Your agenda is to tie Obama to the Mayo family clinic's refusal to accept medicare. All your posts are designed to tie Obama to any negative situation.

My point on the other hand was that if Mayo is starting to refuse medicare then the Medicare system is showing signs of being inadequate to cover promised care to the elderly. Certainly not something you can pin on Obama as he hasn't even passed any reforms yet. As I'm elderly person who uses medicare this was a red flag.