[csx4910]

I live here in Phoneix and have worked in the health care field for 23 years. Mayo actually dtopped accepting Medicare for one of their clinics 3 months ago but it is finally making national news. Sorry to any docs out there, but I dont feel sorry for getting a 20% cut. My business (durable medical equipment) been cut over 40% from Medicare over 5 years yet we account for a whopping total of 1.8% of Medicares total budget. Doctors and hospitals(a much larger part than doctors) combine for approx 80-90% of Medicares total budget. If they want to cut Medicare true costs, then the hospitals first and teh docs second need to be trimmed. last year they didnt cut the docs pay then docked us 10% to pay for it.

Maybe Medicare should stop paying for Viagra for people and try paying for more drugs that would keep people OUT of the hospital rather than [ay for thier triple bypass once they have a heart attack