Re: Medical Economics Article on IMPs

[Guest guest]

Bravo to , , and ! But I claim East Coast bias! When's the West Coast version coming out? jk ;-) SetoSouth Pasadena, CAMedical Economics ran an article on us in today’s issue. Here is the link:http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=387511Happy Reading!

[Guest guest]

I read the article yesterday---

Congratulations--Gordon, , , and !!!

I hope it inspires many more like me.

But the key question has been brought out--how do you close the

earnings gap between the " Micros " and the " Traditionals " ? I don't

think very many doctors will want to work as hard as we do and not

make as much money as they are used to.

As has been mentioned by others here, I am looking for ways to

supplement my income with cash only services, so I can provide well

for my family while I give my patients the kind of attention they

deserve.

How do we make the insurance companies recognize the value of this

approach and reimburse fairly?

--Padma

>

> Medical Economics ran an article on us in today's issue. Here is the

> link:

> <http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=387511>

> http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=387511

> Happy Reading!

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am not really sure the bad economics stuff is about being/doing an

IMP

It is about unsubsidized family pracitce right now.

If you do an unsubsidized family practice and have lots of staff etc you

struggle . You just struggle differenlty - you may get the salary you

want but you churn'em through, life is a blur you cnanot keep track of

your patietns or really know you are doing a good job and you might not

recognize your husbdan if he walked in...

Also the regional disparity is a big stinker. Some docs not subsidized in

Connecticut or Colorado or New Mexico or NY do OK. Some in Ca or

Pennsylvania etc fold.

Wanna run for Presdient Padma? and FIX IT? i willvote for you

Vote early Vote often.

FP;s are moslty now subsidized- salaried- by hospitals who get enough

income from procedures by specilaists to keep the fp's salary up

Some of us are subsidized- by spouses, cosmetic work, moonlighting etc

Re: Medical Economics Article on IMPs

I read the article yesterday---

Congratulations--Gordon, , , and !!!

I hope it inspires many more like me.

But the key question has been brought out--how do you close the

earnings gap between the " Micros " and the " Traditionals " ? I don't

think very many doctors will want to work as hard as we do and not

make as much money as they are used to.

As has been mentioned by others here, I am looking for ways to

supplement my income with cash only services, so I can provide well

for my family while I give my patients the kind of attention they

deserve.

How do we make the insurance companies recognize the value of this

approach and reimburse fairly?

--Padma

>

> Medical Economics ran an article on us in today's issue. Here is the

> link:

> < http://www.memag.

<http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=387511>

com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=387511>

> http://www.memag.

<http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=387511>

com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=387511

> Happy Reading!

>

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