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I was curious is the salary of 200K for a BE/BC ophthalmologist typical
hawaiigirl2006 said:I was curious is the salary of 200K for a BE/BC ophthalmologist typical
Cameleye said:however, by 2020, expect income to drop a lot because both the GOP and Democrats like to cut doctors. A few people, like Congressman Stark and Senator Hillary, appear to actively hate doctors and want to cut even more.
Tom_Stickel said:Do you really think the reason Congress wants to cut reimbursement is because they "hate doctors"? I can only imagine a Senator making an important policy decision because when she was growing up some doctor couldn't save Grandma...
In the coming years, the whole health care system is going to get squeezed. Eventually Congress might even break down and allow Medicare to negotiate drug costs just like the VA does. Will that mean that lawmakers hate drug companies?
If you do have a statement or action by the good lawmakers showing active enmity for doctors, please offer it.
I agree it's good for anyone in health care to have a big picture of exploding health care expenditures and what it will mean for their salaries in the coming years, though.
Tom Stickel, OD
p.s. apologies in advance for butting into the ophtho forum, but I thought the statement was amusing...
Buck Strong said:No, but they do love those lawyers...
Retinamark said:Exactly & most of them ARE lawyers
sjkpark said:Well, if you can't beat them, join them! I think if more doctors had the courage to deviate away from clinical careers and pursue other fields, politics, consulting, business, etc. we'll be stronger as a profession.
Andrew_Doan said:Another message from our AAO:
Nov. 4, 2005
Ophalmologists Lose Big if 4.4 Percent SGR Cut Stands
If the 4.4 percent SGR cut for 2006 is not overturned, on Jan. 1, ophthalmologists will loose $194 million of current Medicare payments.
The final 2006 Physician Fee Schedule released by CMS this week shows what implementation of this cut would look like. The cuts are unacceptable for ophthalmology, the rest of medicine and, ultimately, all patients.
Congress can still act to stop the 4.4 percent cut. E-mail your congressional representatives today and urge them to act now to stop an immediate 4.4 percent cut that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2006.
To send an e-mail message to your congressional representatives today, go to the Academy's Advocacy Action Center.