tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post2179269568043550201..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Kicking CansDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-35471720464179243262012-02-20T11:57:03.867-06:002012-02-20T11:57:03.867-06:00Wes,
Not fair to compare to a cash only practice....Wes,<br /><br />Not fair to compare to a cash only practice. Otherwise what you do for a living would not likely even exist. No one would have developed these ever more expensive pacemakers and IVCD since the market would be only limited to the extremely wealthy and the cost of development would be difficult to spread over a smaller number of patients. Kind of like developing a specialty drug Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-80239901186337975882012-02-20T11:17:21.494-06:002012-02-20T11:17:21.494-06:00The AMA makes a killing off the CPT system. How wi...The AMA makes a killing off the CPT system. How will they get a cut from the conversion to ACD 10?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-44647247699015760312012-02-17T11:17:07.393-06:002012-02-17T11:17:07.393-06:00Keith-
Expensive as to what?"
A cash-only p...Keith-<br /><br /><i>Expensive as to what?"</i><br /><br />A cash-only practice. <br /><br />Also, many of the costs of our health care system going forward are cloaked in agencies outside of the HHS and not "counted." For instance, collections for our new government-run health care system are conveniently cloaked in the markedly expanded budget of the IRS.<br /><br />Further, DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-10827471618125008692012-02-17T10:57:53.924-06:002012-02-17T10:57:53.924-06:00I would challenge any private insurer to offer car...I would challenge any private insurer to offer care at the same average price per participant that Medicare currently pays. We have Medicare because of the inability of private insurers t offer an affordable product to peole over 65. Medicare HMO products administered by private companies required a premium to be paid to them, so how do you state that Medicare is so expensive? Expensive Keithnoreply@blogger.com