Doctors Don't Seem to Care for Medicare

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Last updated: April 14, 2008

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Anonymous said almost 4 years ago

I agree, but just increasing Medicare coverage does not solve the fundamental health care system in the US. When you hear that the US spends ~14% of its GNP on Health care and the UK spends ~9%, yet the life expectancy in the UK is higher than in the US you have to wonder what is wrong. Given that our politicians are not prepared to rock the special interest group system in Washington, one wonders what it will take. I would have thought the AARP, as a special interest group which is known to have some influence would have been more proactive in this area. Perhaps it is, - the opposing special interest groups are presumably more powerful and the politicians roll accordingly.


almost 4 years ago

I would add that putting political pressure on elected officials to increase the Medicare reimbursement rates is the only long-term solution to this crisis. And it is a crisis.


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