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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: skinowski who wrote (24310)	8/17/2012 7:33:45 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 42652

Is Alaska a Bellwether for the Country? By John Goodman Filed under Physicians on August 16, 2012 In Anchorage, however, fewer than three out of every four doctors accepts Medicare patients and only 13 percent of Anchorage primary care physicians accept new Medicare patients. In 2009, Medicare paid doctors in Anchorage $118 for a new patient, 30 minute visit. This is 39 percent less than private insurance companies pay doctors in Anchorage ($187). Who will see new Medicare patients in Anchorage? The answer is safety net providers. Research summary by Rosyland Frazier and Mark Foster. HT: Jason Shafrin. healthblog.ncpa.org