As you can see, I've been strongly debating with myself and staff whether to do MU. I suspect that within 5 years I will be getting hammered with cuts on Medicare if I'm not doing it, and the present cash 'carrot' will have turned into a 'stick.' I very well may have to opt out of Medicare at that time if they are going to cut our low payments even more. We physicians always just 'take it,' HMO payments, Medicare cuts, etc. We are not allowed to unionize or collectively decided to not take a certain insurance in our town. However, the insurance companies can monopolize and control regions all they want. The government also chooses to 'adjust' my charges. The real question, is how long doctors will just 'take it', and when we will decided to act like other professionals, such as our lawyer friends.
