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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I agree with you.  For what we pay in insurance costs and out-of-pocket costs, it feels like we get such poor quality of care.  And maybe it's wrong of me, but it feels like such a money grab sometimes.  I never know what question at an appointment will get the visit billed differently so there's a $$ co-pay, and it varies with different providers. [/quote]

Then you have misplaced anger. Your problem is with the insurance companies.

I think this is another reason docs are jumping ship. Patients take out their anger on them when it should be directed towards insurance companies. Patients are paying insurance companies more, insurance companies are paying doctors less plus they’re requiring loads of additional paperwork and complicated billing structures for basic care.

Doctors are not allowed to unionize, they cannot demand that the government reign in the unethical insurance companies, they could not demand PPE during the pandemic, they have to work inflexible schedules with less and less staff and money.

Young docs don’t start working until they’re almost 30, missing out on years of earnings and savings, then they’re saddled with debt.

-not a doctor but my best friend is and I’ve witnessed first hand how these past few years have impacted her life. 
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Doctors can unionize. And those in private practice ultimately decide what insurance they'll accept.[/quote]

Residents have at UMich.[/quote]

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