Physician Burnout

[missmuffet]

Physicians now are experiencing a burnout. They are overwhelmed with all the illnesses and patient load.

Many are leaving their practices. There is a really good clinic near me and there are 2 doctors with

2,500 patients. 5 doctors are leaving another clinic I know of leaving the clinic with not

many other doctors to take over the patient load. They are turning patients away.

[other one]

The doctors that are leaving around here are doing so because it's not worth fighting instance companies to get paid and low payments.  Been that way for at least a decade around here.

[In the Clouds]

My Medicare insurance dropped my doctor back in July.   Why?  I haven't been back because out of network is more expensive.   So I shop around and sign up for a new provider that he is in network and 0 dollar premiums and prescriptions.  Oh my gosh, my SS payment is reduced to less than half of what I get now because of Medicare deductions.  

Thanks a lot Joe Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas for covering illegal immigrants out of SS and Medicare.   Now I cannot support myself on my retirement.

[missmuffet]

34 minutes ago, other one said:

The doctors that are leaving around here are doing so because it's not worth fighting instance companies to get paid and low payments.  Been that way for at least a decade around here.

That is not one of the main reasons they are leaving around here. Yes, maybe one of them but not the major

one. Since Covid and the Covid vaccine they have all been swamped.

[In the Clouds]

Not only that but doctors have to carry very high insurance for malpractice and non payers.  With new price regulations they are reduced to being wage earners.

[missmuffet]

4 minutes ago, In the Clouds said:

My Medicare insurance dropped my doctor back in July.   Why?  I haven't been back because out of network is more expensive.   So I shop around and sign up for a new provider that he is in network and 0 dollar premiums and prescriptions.  Oh my gosh, my SS payment is reduced to less than half of what I get now because of Medicare deductions.  

Thanks a lot Joe Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas for covering illegal immigrants out of SS and Medicare.   Now I cannot support myself on my retirement.

I have not been to the doctor in a long time. My regular PCP has dropped a lot of patients because of

patient overload. It is hard to find someone good now. I won't go to just anyone.

I am sorry you are having a hard time financially. It is hard with the economy right now.

Everything is so expensive. I have found that I have to stay on a strict budget. I don't think

in the future that there will be a middle class. I think that there will be only the really rich

and the poor. We are headed that way now.

[In the Clouds]

I truly hope that RFK Jr will be appointed.  He has good plans for reform and MAHA, making America healthy again.

Thank you MM for your kind thoughts.  I'll pray for you, too, Sis.

[missmuffet]

11 minutes ago, In the Clouds said:

I truly hope that RFK Jr will be appointed.  He has good plans for reform and MAHA, making America healthy again.

Thank you MM for your kind thoughts.  I'll pray for you, too, Sis.

Of all the cabinet members that Trump picked I approve of him the most. He is honest and will get to the

bottom of all the dishonesty we have been seeing and some of what has been going on that we have

not been told.

[Neighbor]

6 hours ago, missmuffet said:

Physicians now are experiencing a burnout. They are overwhelmed with all the illnesses and patient load.

Many are leaving their practices. There is a really good clinic near me and there are 2 doctors with

2,500 patients. 5 doctors are leaving another clinic I know of leaving the clinic with not

many other doctors to take over the patient load. They are turning patients away.

Hi,  My  primary physician of over 30 years or so has expanded his practice, taking over the entire top floor of the building attached to a local large hospital. He has added staff including  nurse practitioners and two more doctors. I can now get in the same day as I call, but if I need to see him personally I may need to wait a few days to a few weeks depending on the reason  I want to see him.

We have a large fire station in walking distance with paramedics, and ambulance service within 2 miles, a police station I could throw rocks a and hit- not that I would.

There are urgent care places I could walk to if I had need, and two hospitals within five to twelve minutes drive time, another major cancer facility within fifteen minutes of my home.  Can hardly ask for a better locale if one has need of medical care.

Every kind of medical specialist one can think of is right here too. Plus alternative medical treatment facilities.

It is really grand!- 'course the last diagnosis I got from my primary physician was "Bad parts".  I have bad parts. Oh okay, is that all ? Phew, glad to hear that diagnosis. I though  it might be something serious, but no I am just a junk parts pile.

[Michael37]

47 minutes ago, Neighbor said:

It is really grand!- 'course the last diagnosis I got from my primary physician was "Bad parts".  I have bad parts. Oh okay, is that all ? Phew, glad to hear that diagnosis. I though  it might be something serious, but no I am just a junk parts pile.

Perhaps you should order some spare parts