tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post6781720217514852727..comments2023-07-20T05:30:32.466-07:00Comments on In My Humble Opinion: Once Again, The Pound Of fat Comes From The Primary Care PhysicianJordan Grumethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566078305685946261noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-38098260205531655642013-12-23T13:29:23.578-08:002013-12-23T13:29:23.578-08:00everything should be okay if dr. garland is still ...everything should be okay if dr. garland is still practicingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375709197442336156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-85200658088672197052013-12-06T00:22:01.335-08:002013-12-06T00:22:01.335-08:00It's difficult to find a way that properly bal...It's difficult to find a way that properly balances the complexity of the attention (and his dued payment) and the principles of justice in medicine (every patient should be tretaed accordingly to their individual needs). <br />I can understand this fear of sickly seniors being less “atractive” to their doctors in terms of revenues/effort. I work as an Internal Medicine doctor in Spain (Europe), where we are equally paid no mater if youre doing a heart surgery or visiting a complex old man (this isn't fair too), and from my experience, I can asure you that this won't happen, at least with the vast majority of the doctors. <br />Very few of your doctors will run away of the most needed, it doesn't matter if you are european or american, we have our call, we have devoted our lives to help others.<br />Again, it is difficult to stablish a balanced, fair payment for a good, high-level work in medicine. And I understand your fear, but don't frighten the patients and don't devaluate our profession, whenever they'll need us, we will respond (we can't stop doing so).<br />Iván Moreno. <br />@doc_MorenoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-78808860109348693822013-12-05T17:52:10.932-08:002013-12-05T17:52:10.932-08:00in my humble opinion..anyone whobprefaces w/ that ...in my humble opinion..anyone whobprefaces w/ that is far from humble..Would it be so awful to care for a person without over charging? Doctors expect to make big bucks..perhaps they should consider their role as public servants...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648992524079593966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-11330908884045648482013-12-03T20:07:51.199-08:002013-12-03T20:07:51.199-08:00In Ontario Canada our Health Care System has been ...In Ontario Canada our Health Care System has been in place since 1959 and is fully covered by our Government. A Family Physician receives approx.$77.00 for a full assessment and $39.00 for a follow up or re-assessment regardless if it is a 80 year old with multiple health problems or healthy 20 year old. I personally have always felt that our doctors are underpaid, yet they have accepted this type of fee schedule for over 50 years. I appreciate US doctors spend a great deal of time negotiating with insurance companies for payment whereas in Canada a receptionist may spend 4 or 5 hours a month billing the Government agency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-2187384219977606952013-12-03T15:56:36.289-08:002013-12-03T15:56:36.289-08:00I guess each pt will have a visit for their DM, an...I guess each pt will have a visit for their DM, another visit for their HTN, another for high cholesterol. Any new problems identified or brought to a follow up visit will have to be addressed at another visit. We can play that game, but the patients will be the ones to suffer ultimately. I would also guess that the payment will be minimally (if at all) higher than 99213. Does anyone who actually practices medicine have input in this? Or just non-physicians, old timers who don't practice anymore, and policy/university wanks with 20 letters behind their name who practice part-time at most? <br /><br />Concierge medicine is calling... Dr Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037526284062303345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-43191411389035913752013-12-02T16:37:16.807-08:002013-12-02T16:37:16.807-08:00Sadly,Medicare is broken system..
Sadly,doctor Jor...Sadly,Medicare is broken system..<br />Sadly,doctor Jordan,internists DO overcode..<br />But mesege is true..<br />Thank you..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-18015778664593931292013-12-01T18:07:45.106-08:002013-12-01T18:07:45.106-08:00Thank you Dr. Grumet. Very scary.Thank you Dr. Grumet. Very scary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380505344177410568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-58608876011708829902013-12-01T16:16:19.047-08:002013-12-01T16:16:19.047-08:00Thank you Dr. Grumet. That is rather sneaking by ...Thank you Dr. Grumet. That is rather sneaking by the CMS to post this just before the holiday. They are obviously hoping it would not be noticed and they could sneak this through. This calls for letters to our members of Congress and letters to the editors of our local newspapers.<br /><br />Thank you again.Bob Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273528282720201489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-65282194101308823192013-12-01T16:13:25.713-08:002013-12-01T16:13:25.713-08:00Wake up, you Americans pay too much for your healt...Wake up, you Americans pay too much for your health and have a system that do not work well in term of health outcomes . Look at Europe or at Israel and you will understand that you must change . <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492877017060996093noreply@blogger.com