To those who have been out in practice and understand the system as it currently is, what do you predict for the future of psychiatry in healthcare?
To those who have been out in practice and understand the system as it currently is, what do you predict for the future of psychiatry in healthcare?
The death of therapy. PCP-length appointment slots. Loss of income.
The death of therapy. PCP-length appointment slots. Loss of income.
Don't know.
I've been trying to follow the bill, but I don't have the time to read all of it (who can?), and in the last few weeks, my knowledge of the bill has mostly been through what I see in the news.
Several of the politicians have given several talking-points that I have to take with a grain of salt, but several of the naysayers have brought some interesting points.
I think we need a change, but I'm not sure if this bill will make one in the right direction.
thank you for your responses, but it seems that nobody can agree on what will actually happen...
I think we can all agree that Glen Beck is going to have a total meltdown on air over the next few days, thumbsucking and all. The only question will be whether it's on TV or his radio show.
thank you for your responses, but it seems that nobody can agree on what will actually happen, or what this bill will actually do.
You know, I miss the old Glenn Beck. Silly, irreverent, and a lot of fun to listen to. Now he's so preachy and socially conservative he makes me quite sick.
Whopper, you may be watching the wrong News source.
Pretty much what I expect as well. The problem with psychiatric patients is that they rattle down the socioeconomic ladder quite fast if not fall off it completely. The number of patients without any insurance in my clinic is significant (about 1/3rd). As such, their condition can't do anything but improve with coverage. So for my patient population, this is a good thing.More of the patients who need our help having insurance that will reimburse at least some of the cost.
No more "lifetime caps" on mental health services which become essentially exhausted in a single admission.
the "fair and balanced" one?
The "Fair and Balanced" one?
Here is a nice breakdown- but not very detailed.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1914020220100319
Interesting quote "WHAT HAPPENS IN 2011
*Medicare provides 10 percent bonus payments to primary care physicians and general surgeons."
I wonder if psychiatrists are considered primary care physicians?
As far as I know, they haven't actually stopped the 21% paycut yet.
The "Fair and Balanced" one?
We report, we decide...
I hear that psychiatry is a very open profession for gay/lesbian folks who are looking for a more tolerant, understanding group of medical collegues.
More like our cocktail waitresses report, our angry white, fat, male conservative pundits decide.
Stopping the 21% pay cut for good would have wiped out their deficit reduction. This bill sucks for physicians. Ultimately the only thing we have going for us is supply and demand.
Not for long, though. The next thing on the Obama agenda is illegal immigration - amnesty for 12 million illegal aliens, which will receive health care subsidized by the government (medicaid). Hopefully, they will quickly become citizens, so they can vote for the appropriate party. Of course, this can exacerbate the doctors shortage, but there is a quick fix for that. AMA can lobby to give the the legalized illegals medical licenses, so to mitigate the shortage. Since they will mostly not speak English, it will be discriminatory to subject them to MCATs,US medschool, USMLEs and US based residency training, which is a very long, expensive and unnecessary process. As we know, americans need affordable health care and they need it NOW!
More like our cocktail waitresses report, our angry white, fat, male conservative pundits decide.
Most educated folks have a strong opinion of Roe v. Wade without ever having read it as well.I will say to anyone staunchly for or against the bill is how can you have your strong opinion if you you haven't even read the bill? In fact most of the people who passed the bill or voted against it likely haven't even read it.
Most educated folks have a strong opinion of Roe v. Wade without ever having read it as well.
How can we expect people to really understand anything when the bill in question was not constructed to enable understanding?
Pundits and others will fill the void in people's minds if the bill cannot fill that void.