http://prevarication.net/2009/11/doctors-opting-out-of-medicare/ Dedicated to the exposure and preservation of prevarication in public life. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://prevarication.net/2009/11/doctors-opting-out-of-medicare/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Andrew (GWUMC 2013) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:13:48 +0000 http://prevarication.net/?p=1178#comment-131 There is an additional result of governmental price setting in health care: it directly influences the decisions medical students make when choosing a specialty. For example, until recently Ophthalmology was a very desirable specialty, but a few years ago cataract repair reimbursements were cut 33%. The result: no one in my class is even considering the field. A similar effect is being felt in primary care. Students have enough to worry about without the shadow of a governmental fist hanging over their future. There is an additional result of governmental price setting in health care: it directly influences the decisions medical students make when choosing a specialty. For example, until recently Ophthalmology was a very desirable specialty, but a few years ago cataract repair reimbursements were cut 33%. The result: no one in my class is even considering the field. A similar effect is being felt in primary care. Students have enough to worry about without the shadow of a governmental fist hanging over their future.

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