83% of doctors may quit over Obamacare

[Mr Mannn]

http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/09/report-83-percent-of-doctors-have-considered-quitting-over-obamacare/

Report: 83 percent of doctors have considered quitting over Obamacare

Its a short article, you can click the link. Good read.
Is anyone surprised to hear this? I'm not. The article goes on to discuss the shortage of doctors even if no one quits.

[Revolution]

Looks like we're all up shit creek if this indeed happens. Thanks, Owebama. For nothing. :wave:

[Jasonw560]

I know many of the doctors in the hospital in which I work are none too happy about. I have heard 3 considering retirement.

[Mike220]

At one point, I was going to school for surgical technology. Working in the OR with surgeons, to a one they hated it and most of them planned to retire if it went into effect. The doc I worked most with did nothing but mastectomies for women suffering from breast cancer. She was one of the most adamant about leaving the profession. Imagine the healthcare crisis that would come about if too many like her said "screw it."

Good job Obama.

[CG6468]

My wife said that 4 doctors at the hospital where she worked will quit and go into a cash only practice. No insurance, no Medicare or Medicaid, no nuthin'.

One of them is the only neurosurgeon in this entire area.

[jtyangel]

My wife said that 4 doctors at the hospital where she worked will quit and go into a cash only practice. No insurance, no Medicare or Medicaid, no nuthin'.

One of them is the only neurosurgeon in this entire area.

I suspect this will happen more too, but the positive of this is I would anticipate us actually getting our price reductions again ie office visits for 50 or 60 bucks. Problem is even with the reduced rates many of us may strapped to pay those with the tax penalties we have to pay for Obamacare--so the basic care will be more affordable, but we won't have money to pay even the reduced rates with the Obamanation. I wish they'd just go to cash treatment for preventative and basic care anyway. Without the insurance hassles, I'd anticipate price reductions in this area and we can just have insurance for catastrophic illnesses or events.

[Eupher]

I suspect this will happen more too, but the positive of this is I would anticipate us actually getting our price reductions again ie office visits for 50 or 60 bucks. Problem is even with the reduced rates many of us may strapped to pay those with the tax penalties we have to pay for Obamacare--so the basic care will be more affordable, but we won't have money to pay even the reduced rates with the Obamanation. I wish they'd just go to cash treatment for preventative and basic care anyway. Without the insurance hassles, I'd anticipate price reductions in this area and we can just have insurance for catastrophic illnesses or events.

Mrs E has the kind of health insurance that covers everything over a certain dollar amount of something like $1200 (a deductible, they call it) per year.

That means every time she goes to the doctor - ranging from a finger that doesn't work properly to a mammogram to a stubbed toe, it's literally cost me $200. There's the office visit of the PCP. Then there's the office visit and cost of the inevitable X-ray. Then there's the office visit and cost of the specialist (DO) that she has to see because it's a finger.

In short, this "catastrophic coverage only" stuff may be great when you need it (and I hope we never do), but this kind of system nickels and dimes you to death anyway. I'd much rather pay $30 per pay period and have her covered - office visits, preventive care, etc. - rather than chase all this f'n paper all over and write checks to 3 health care providers when she stubs her toe.  

[zeitgeist]

I have been seeing several doctors recently so I can add anecdotal evidence of this as well.  My primary care guy who I happened to have an appointment with on the day the SC decision came out acually made mention of Obamacare and his trepidations about it and his financial future.  This was an unprompted testimonial taking me a bit by surprise cause he not normally the type to say  shit even with a mouthful.  The other direct comment I received was during the run up to the SC decision from a specialist who said he would never take Medicare patients let alone Medicaid ( paperwork costs) .  What prompted that was when I asked him about the insurance paperwork and co pays. 

Looks like Obie may have kicked over a hornets nest with this one.   

[SaintLouieWoman]

My orthopedic surgeon is with the largest and most prominent group here in Sarasota. Last year I asked about his heavy surgery schedule (he was doing 8 or 9 other knees the day of my surgery), and he said there was a mad rush to have the surgeries before ObamaCare hits. I guess my advice to everyone is to get any elective surgery done this year, before the sh__ hits the fan. I'm so glad that I had my surgery in October and went through the PT last year and through the end of Feb this year. Now I'm paying out of pocket $50 a month to use the facilities of the physical therapy place and getting the advice of the physical therapists.

I've noticed another trend here---docs getting out of their smaller practices and going in with a large practice controlled by a hospital or a large conglomerate. The face of my first primary care doc here is plastered all over the local papers, announcing her joining a large group. I ran screaming from her, so it almost makes me doubt that group, but it's just my opinion.

[zeitgeist]

My orthopedic surgeon is with the largest and most prominent group here in Sarasota. Last year I asked about his heavy surgery schedule (he was doing 8 or 9 other knees the day of my surgery), and he said there was a mad rush to have the surgeries before ObamaCare hits. I guess my advice to everyone is to get any elective surgery done this year, before the sh__ hits the fan. I'm so glad that I had my surgery in October and went through the PT last year and through the end of Feb this year. Now I'm paying out of pocket $50 a month to use the facilities of the physical therapy place and getting the advice of the physical therapists.

I've noticed another trend here---docs getting out of their smaller practices and going in with a large practice controlled by a hospital or a large conglomerate. The face of my first primary care doc here is plastered all over the local papers, announcing her joining a large group. I ran screaming from her, so it almost makes me doubt that group, but it's just my opinion.

I would just say ditto to everything you say above.  I was amazed to find my local guy that was a  local group now affiliated with some place in Kentucky ( I live in NH).  I figure paperwork is a culprit in the larger group thing as well, think economy of scale.