Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Health Care Reform: Family Physician Can't Give Away His Practice

The cost of medicine has become so prohibitive that, as documented in the New York Times two months ago, one family physician can't even give away his practice, including solo care of 4,000 patients.

Given the poor reimbursement structure and the heinous regulations under which we practice, not to the mention the thought of our litigious society, no one wants that much responsibility 24/7 with little hope of paying off one's medical school debt as a family physician.

It's no surprise then that many primary care physicians are turning towards alternative & integrative medicine in concierge & boutique practices to get out of the rat race and better support their families and actually participate as a member of the said family.  Or they're starting to add ancillary testing & baseline cosmetic procedures to shore up their bottom line so that they can continue practice medicine.

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