Folks,

BTW: Any time anyone really wants to know how it is for the average hardworking frontline, small or solo practice PCP I just refer them to this great article.

http://www.merritthawkins.com/pdf/MHA2006SurveyofPrimaryCarePhysicians.pdf

What I love here most is that even back then two years ago 2/3's of all PCP's said if they had it to do over again, they wouldn't go into primary care. 2/3's! Half of those folks said that they wouldn't go into medicine again at all, would avoid it altogether, while the other half said they would have gone into a better paying and respected sub-specialty. Just amazing. But King Georege fiddles while Rome Burns and theatens a veto on any Medicare Fix.... Gotta love it, right?

Big write up in the NY Times as well as NPR seemed to get what little I caught of their coverage about it all fairly correctly especially in terms of PCP's already being pushed to the brink even before these insane cuts... Perhaps we are finally starting to get some traction.

Now I'm as sick at the smiley next to Bert's name on the new improved board... sick

Good Night and Good Luck, We'll Need it,
Paul

"Beware of the Medical Industrial Complex"
"The Insurance Industry is a Legalized CARTEL"