So, Blue Shield, the company I mainly promote, will not increase rates for the remainder of the year?
Why?
IMHO, they're betting on Obamacare getting defunded, and a major backlash against the use of the RUC, which penalizes primary physicians and rewards specialists.
Stay tuned...
RUC?
ReplyDeleteHere's the explanation I've found...
ReplyDeletehttp://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-ruc-prominent-health-care-policy.html
Basically, specialists make more money, and hospitals clean up on Gov't funds, leaving primary care physicians screwed. (Plus, preventative medicine is also underpaid. Chiro and alternative medicine completely ignored.)