Higher costs, higher taxes, longer waits, primary doc absentia, still working
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My primary care doctor is on the faculty at Georgetown’s med school … and on the staff at Georgetown Hospital
Shortly after ObamaCare was passed, I asked him what he thought the implications would be.
His reply surprised me …
“Not much change … it will just shift around who’s going to be paying the bills…. now, the hospital would treat anybody and just write off unpaid bills … going forward, I guess, those bills will be paid by the government and insurance companies.”
When pressed, about service levels, he opined:
“I’m working full days now, seeing as many patients as I can … so, it’ll be harder for current patients to get appointments unless we hire more doctors or stop accepting new patients … and, I don’t see us doing either of those two things.”
At the time, I thought his assessment was a bit dismissive.
Looking back, he had had deftly cut to chase.
In the final analysis healthcare – and, hence – ObamaCare impacts are strictly personal.
Here’s my saga. It’s one that many of my friends can relate to.
The Homa Files 