Quote:I thought you were implying the government was the sole source of corruption in the healthcare system. If that's not what you meant than ok,

 

I never called the doctors greedy. I said leaving because of making less money, if that was the reason, would make sense. I don't know enough to really comment but I would assume if your example was indicative of the profession as a whole would be or will be seeing a mass exodus sooner than later. I have not personally seen indications that this is the case but will take what you are saying in this regard at face value and do some research for myself on that matter.

 

You are right, I am fixated on the money in general. Money is the reason poor laws get passed and good laws get gutted. It's the reason we, as a people are not represented by either side of the aisle. It's the reason the wealth gap has increased exponentially and shows no sign of slowing down. It's the reason gov and quasi-monopolies are so corrupt. 

Government does not hold an exclusive when it comes to corruption. 

 

We are seeing a mass exodus of doctors who are no longer taking Medicaid, and in some instances, they're not accepting new Medicare patients either.  I read a report a couple of months ago that stated that the exodus is so large that something like 45% of doctors are still taking on new Medicare patients.  In some areas, that number is below 30%.  They don't want to deal with the reduced payments and increased paperwork.  It's not worth it.  My friend is in that category.  He's no longer taking on new Medicaid patients.

 

Income inequality is not something the government can control.  If they could, we wouldn't see that gap growing at the fastest rate in decades under the guise of a president who claims he's focused on fixing that.  In reality, his policies are doing nothing but exacerbating the issues. 

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