Doctors are running from Medicare? Who knew?

Of all the complaining, suggesting, name calling both by the attendees and the speakers at the Obamacare town hall meetings, I have not heard anyone mention the fact that many physicians are bailing out (a perfectly good term) of the Medicare System.

I know one case in particular from a writer who said she knew personally more than 30 Ob/Gyn 'providers' who sent letters to all of their MC patients with their new policy of no longer accepting MC and they could pay as non-MC patients or find a new 'provider.' I wonder if they can call themselves 'providers if they no longer 'provide?'

This lady was a patient for many years prior to reaching the MC age and they treated her willingly for a price. There are many other specialties who have refused to treat her as well. For example, a GP; a podiatrist; an orthopedic surgeon; and others. Let me say these did not all refuse to help the same lady. They are different people with different maladies.

'Medicare' is what the Dem liberals are calling the obamacare proposal and calling it 'good.' It is IF you can locate the 'provider' in the specialty you require who will accept it. The complaint heard the most from physicians is the vast amount of required paper work in order to get paid just a small portion of their charges. You may recall the 21 pages of docs necessary to get the taxpayers to purchase your "clunker."

My question is whether or not the 'providers' are going to have less paper work? Are the 'providers' going to be required to accept obamacare? I think that is
"involuntary servitude," isn't it? What ever happened to 'tort reform' to go along with health reform? Will we continue to pay as tax payers for another health care program for our employees - the congremen and women in Washington? Does their staff enjoy the same benefits as the elected?

Lots of questions and even more in the 1017 pages of the very confusing rhetoric and historic errors known as HR 3200. One more question which should be easily answerable is, how many 'ear marks' are included in the confusing pages of this bill and what are they? Do you think we will ever know? Duh!

I have no argument with health-care reform of some type, but not Obamacare. I have heard far more yelling than discussion; I have seen elected officials turn their backs on their constituents; I have seen hyphenated Congress-women bring with them union groups to shout down legitimate concerned citizens and liberal pundits push for the Dem side of the aisle to pass the bill without debate or discussion across the aisle. I do hope you will remember these things when it is time to put them back into your office.

A blogger friend of mine pretty well lays it out in the attached video blog.

Frankie says have a good day, stay healthy, and a special birthday wish to his brother Ron way up in Richmond.