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It appears doctors have concerns some of the highlights:
Six in 10 physicians (62 percent) said it is likely many of their colleagues will retire earlier than planned in the next 1 to 3 years, a survey from Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found. That perception is uniform across age, gender, and specialty, it said.
26 percent believe Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula will be repealed in the next 1 to 3 years
A quarter of physicians would place new or additional limits on accepting Medicare patients if there were payment changes
55 percent of physicians believe the hospital-doctor relationship will suffer as admitting privileges are put at risk to comply with hospital standards of meaningful use
31 percent gave the U.S. healthcare system a favorable grade of "A or B" compared with 35 percent in 2011
What percentage of physicians actually responded to the survey? My guess is that most of them threw it in the trash.
Deloitte mailed the survey to more than 20,000 physicians selected from the American Medical Association's master file. Just 613 returned completed surveys, giving a margin of error of 3.9%
Deloitte mailed the survey to more than 20,000 physicians selected from the American Medical Association's master file. Just 613 returned completed surveys, giving a margin of error of 3.9%
Over 19,000 of the 20,000 physicians that received the survey threw it in the trash.They`ll continue doing what they were trained to do.
Deloitte mailed the survey to more than 20,000 physicians selected from the American Medical Association's master file. Just 613 returned completed surveys, giving a margin of error of 3.9%
So, 97% of the doctors didn't bother anwering. That fact alone should tell you more than the opinon of the few disgunteled ones.
Deloitte mailed the survey to more than 20,000 physicians selected from the American Medical Association's master file. Just 613 returned completed surveys, giving a margin of error of 3.9%
We have no reason to believe that it is a representative sample, as those with negative beliefs may answer in a higher proportion. The next thing is that unless these doctors read the law, they have nothing to go on and their opinion is as good as anyone's.
Next, their are reports that with so many more people insured, demand for doctors will rise, creating a shortage. Isn't that the best time not to retire, when your office is full of patients?
Over 19,000 of the 20,000 physicians that received the survey threw it in the trash.They`ll continue doing what they were trained to do.
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Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber
So, 97% of the doctors didn't bother anwering. That fact alone should tell you more than the opinon of the few disgunteled ones.
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Originally Posted by MTAtech
We have no reason to believe that it is a representative sample, as those with negative beliefs may answer in a higher proportion. The next thing is that unless these doctors read the law, they have nothing to go on and their opinion is as good as anyone's.
Next, their are reports that with so many more people insured, demand for doctors will rise, creating a shortage. Isn't that the best time not to retire, when your office is full of patients?
It's a sample of doctors . One can not assume because they did not have the time to fill it out as to mean they do not or do fit into the results.
What you can do is see what the percent of doctors who did fill out the return answered . Since it is a sampling , it's not good news for healthcare
In a private presentation to brokers late last month, UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest carrier, said premiums for some consumers buying their own plans could go up as much as 116%, and small-business rates as much as 25% to 50%. The company said the estimates were driven in part by growing medical costs not directly tied to the law. It also cited the law's requirements that health status not affect rates and that plans include certain minimum benefits and limits to out-of-pocket charges, among other things.
Insurers are "not being shy that premiums are going to increase in 2014," and are urging brokers to "brace our clients," said John Lacy, vice president of group benefits at Bouchard Insurance, a brokerage in Clearwater, Fla. His firm has been hearing from carrier representatives that individual premiums in Florida could go up 35% to 50%, on average, and small-business rates around 30%, though it hopes to find strategies to blunt the impact.
Aetna Inc., in a presentation last fall to its national broker advisory council, suggested rates on individual plans not being grandfathered under the law could go up 55%, on average, and gave a figure of 29% for small business rates. Both numbers included 10 percentage points tied to medical-cost inflation, not the law. An Aetna spokesman said the numbers are "still generally in line with what we've been estimating," and represented the average impact in a typical state.
An official with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina told a gathering of brokers last week that individual premiums could go up by as much as 40% to 50%, according to brokers who were present. A spokeswoman for the insurer said "we don't have final numbers" yet on premiums.
Why would doctors care one way or another? That's not what really matters anyways. What really matters is will people be able to afford 25 - 100%+ increases in premiums and by the time they're slammed year after year with increases it'll be 2015/2016 and congress will be looking to raise taxes on those same people to cover the faltering OADI revenues.
As always liberals think they're at their mightiest while they're actually laying on the floor with blunt force trauma with real live austerity standing over them with a giant two-handed sword.
In a private presentation to brokers late last month, UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest carrier, said premiums for some consumers buying their own plans could go up as much as 116%, and small-business rates as much as 25% to 50%. The company said the estimates were driven in part by growing medical costs not directly tied to the law. It also cited the law's requirements that health status not affect rates and that plans include certain minimum benefits and limits to out-of-pocket charges, among other things.
Insurers are "not being shy that premiums are going to increase in 2014," and are urging brokers to "brace our clients," said John Lacy, vice president of group benefits at Bouchard Insurance, a brokerage in Clearwater, Fla. His firm has been hearing from carrier representatives that individual premiums in Florida could go up 35% to 50%, on average, and small-business rates around 30%, though it hopes to find strategies to blunt the impact.
Aetna Inc., in a presentation last fall to its national broker advisory council, suggested rates on individual plans not being grandfathered under the law could go up 55%, on average, and gave a figure of 29% for small business rates. Both numbers included 10 percentage points tied to medical-cost inflation, not the law. An Aetna spokesman said the numbers are "still generally in line with what we've been estimating," and represented the average impact in a typical state.
An official with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina told a gathering of brokers last week that individual premiums could go up by as much as 40% to 50%, according to brokers who were present. A spokeswoman for the insurer said "we don't have final numbers" yet on premiums.
Why would doctors care one way or another? That's not what really matters anyways. What really matters is will people be able to afford 25 - 100%+ increases in premiums and by the time they're slammed year after year with increases it'll be 2015/2016 and congress will be looking to raise taxes on those same people to cover the faltering OADI revenues.
As always liberals think they're at their mightiest while they're actually laying on the floor with blunt force trauma with real live austerity standing over them with a giant two-handed sword.
What is your opinion of similar increases before Obamacare?
Where was your outrage then?
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