Impeding changes to our Health Care system

[SamIam]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Each year Congress votes to delay the cuts to Medicare. I wonder if they are finally going to do it or if they will feel the pain of making the cuts and risk their jobs and positions of power if they do finally make the cuts. Many Docs would end up closing up shop and office doors if the cuts go through.

I don't see Docs as having to close up shop if the cuts go through. Many doctors right now refuse to accept Medicaid/Medicare patients and they are not going out of business by a long shot. I have to travel 10 miles to a rural clinic in the town adjacent to mine, because its the only outfit in this area that accepts Medicaid. Cuts to Medicare are going to hurt patients far more than they will doctors.