Medicare and Doctors

[DermViser]

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I wonder if the media will just start printing doctor's home addresses while we're at, like they did with legal gun owners in New York. Ridiculous.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/04/...er-medicare/E0o80EvrflRc2CKoJS7UnO/story.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/09/health/medicare-doctor-database.html?src=recg

When they said they were going to release Medicare billing, I knew this would happen. No context whatsoever for the general public. Just another reason doctors will just stop taking Medicare patients. The attack on specialists continue...

 

[Priapism4tooLong]

Come on don't you think Torsten might be over billing just a little bit?

 

[DermViser]

Come on don't you think Torsten might be over billing just a little bit?

You do understand how billing works right? Medicare already sets what they're going to pay for a medical service. On the other hand, Medicare Part D pays full price for drugs - that doesn't go to physicians. Also the drugs that Ophtho uses are expensive, like Lucentis.

 

[Priapism4tooLong]

I understand that, but I'm sure there are some loop holes in the system. They do need to see the size of the practice and patient numbers

 

[Priapism4tooLong]

But I agree when you say the general public will be mislead. Most people won't understand the numbers

 

[evilbooyaa]

Ugh. You can't make a decision about something looking at just revenue numbers.

At least this one breaks down where the medicare payments go:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/medicare-doctors-database/

 

[FIREitUP]

i wonder how the layman would feel anyone could take a look at his/her paycheck on the internet