"I'm a Medicare Patient. Please Don't Hate Me!"

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22. Unfortunately ...

the current salary for doctors entering practice is measured by collections, not even billable hours, but the rate of collections on those billable hours. Two, out of approximately 40, in my daughter's graduation class from residency were going into private practice. Some were continuing their education and others were working for larger practices ... many based on collections. Each year these students are graduating with larger students loans that need to need to be paid. Is it no wonder that an almost 30 year old resident is looking to earn money and begin to pay off the 200K+ debt they have accumulated. When can we discuss taking the profit out of HC?

We missed that step in the latest HC debate