discharge = discharge from hospital

  • PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Hi I’m a doctor in the USA. I absolutely want to have a single payer system. 50% of my patients are on Medicare. They pay worse than every private insurance company available. They’ve cut reimbursement for all billable procedures in my specialty every year for the past three decades. I’ve written a strongly worded letter to my senators. What exactly would you like me to do? Refuse to see privately insured patients and lay off half my staff? Seriously I’m listening.

    • chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 months ago

      While some doctors can obviously be problematic, the bigger issue is really the insurance companies and medical gouging from Pharmaceutical companies much more than doctors. I would personally like single payer that also makes sure to pay properly for procedures, rather than it going to companies charging ridiculous markups on meds.