This doesn't surprise me in the slightest - I read the entire healthcare reform bill before deciding how I would vote and saw all of this in the text of the bill. Plus as the law roll's out I have seen nothing the improves access or lowers the cost of healthcare - in fact more patients than ever are being turned away and being forced to change doctors. Also Physicians and caregiver's are being forced to take and additional 20% cut in reimbursements. The average fee a physician collects right now to see a patient covered by Medi/Medi is $8.00 so that will go down to less than $7.00. Is it any wonder that many Physicians would rather retire and close their doors than work for free?

Hppy