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By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:38:19 +0000

I disagree that Obama will use any MA money for the Doc fix. He needs every penny of the $500 billion in cuts to Medicare to have any chance of ever funding a new entitlement program. I’m sure he thinks the the greedy docs will do just fine with a 21% cut.

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:30:56 +0000

Chad:

I’m shocked that the doc fix isn’t in yet. Clearly, this could be tied to other cuts in Medicare (the Senate bill had $500 billion in cuts). The problem is that money was to be used to provide insurance to people who didn’t have it. The $200 Billion to fix the doc’s fee schedule would have eaten away at that money. Being realistic, it makes sense to use Medicare money to fix Medicare’s problems. Sucking money out of Medicare to pay for other people’s insurance and then using other money to put back into Medicare to fix the Doc’s problem doesn’t make logical sense.

Also, the support of the AMA for any bill is closely linked to the Doc fix. If Congress just fixes this, they don’t have the chance to leverage the AMA for support of other legislation.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:27:03 +0000

I think Medicare Advantage is a free market scam that needs to be cut. It’s simply not sustainable. However, the insurance companies support it and Republicans like Brown. Hence, I think this government bloat will continue, but only because Obama’s wishes were not granted. The Republicans take the blame for this piece of waste.

By: Chad Hamilton

Chad Hamilton — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:02:56 +0000

Craig,
I think you are right on. My belief is that within the next week or so they will pass the Senate version and add ammedments like you stated through the nuclear option. If I were a democrat (which I’m not) after I invested this much time and energy and compound that with as many entities as I have alienated. I can’t see as that they have any other options but, to pass it. If not it would be political suicide.
I do feel that fortunately this bill wouldn’t radically start to effect us until 2013. By then people will become more disgusted by the way the democrats are playing with every level our lives and will become further educated to the pay-off’s that are done in order to pass a bill. The bill through ammendments will get so watered-down it will not be what we thought it would be.
My question to you Craig is when do you feel this Doc fix will take place? If I understand it correctly these cuts to the Doc’s will start soon. Seems to me if the mayo clinc is backing out now; others will follow suit. Pretty soon we will be selling Med supp’s or MA’s that may pay for doc’s that don’t participate.