Man you say something and make ME look it up......fine....this time only. It would seem that one poll doesn't agree with another. And since only a little more than 1300 were polled on this one, I won't say it covers all of the medical world. But it does say that one poll isn't the same as another.
I read an interesting article today reporting the findings from a poll that seriously contradict what the White House and the AMA have been suggesting about the way medical professionals feel about the proposed bill to overhaul the health care system. And while I can’t say I’m surprised at the overwhelming negative response to the plan – the statistics speak volumes.
An IBD/TIPP poll found the following:
– 45% of doctors polled said they would consider leaving their practice or retiring early if the proposed health care bill was to pass
– 65% or 2 out of 3 practicing physicians polled say they oppose the plan
– 72% of doctors polled disagree with the administration’s claim that the government can cover 47 million more Americans with better quality care and at a lower cost
Click here to read the full article
I think there’s some truth to this study – and here’s why…
Right now, doctors are caught between a rock and a hard place and we have very few alternatives – many doctors have already started moving to other parts of the country where there is less government regulation on how they run their practice. What we are finding – and will continue to find with this health care bill looming – is that doctors have already started dropping their private practices and taking hospital jobs. Many are changing specialties or plan on not offering certain procedures because of strict government regulation once we move toward a universalized health care system – and for those doctors to perform procedure using local hospital facilities, well, that costs money, too. We’ve been facing a primary care doctor shortage for years now, and the numbers continue to drop. All of these things have a negative impact on the quality of care patients receive.
Re: From the horses mouth.
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