From the current trends occurring and comments from physicians about their normal flow of patients slowing down with the economy, it makes me wonder...is this the administration's answer to lowering the cost of healthcare in the US? In other words when the economy slows, people do not go to the doctor as often and try to get by, a pseudo solution to the shortage of physicians....less money to put out for the government...and less preventative and over all health care for all....after all if people don't go the doctor, fewer claims.. and keep cutting reimbursements for physicians and hospitals at the same time? Options are getting smaller and it's time once again for someone to please consider paying the bill...BD
Washington -- President Bush's fiscal 2009 health budget, with steep Medicare spending cuts as a main highlight, sets the stage for a tough fight with Congress in the months ahead.
The proposal, part of a wider $3.1 trillion plan, is just the first step in this year's health care budget debate. Health care organizations and congressional Democrats have found a lot not to like. Bush proposes reducing Medicare and Medicaid spending anticipated under current law by $196 billion over five years, with hospitals as the main target. The plan would do nothing to prevent Medicare physician payment cuts.
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