Lower Medicare payments means fewer doctors

Physician blogger Kevin Pho, a.k.a. Kevin, M.D., has authored an op-ed piece for the Manchester Union Leader in which he warns that cuts in physician Medicare payments affect everyone because they will result in fewer primary care physicians.

It is unlikely that the primary care shortage will improve in the near future, as Medicare reimbursement rates continue to be a primary driver of physician salary. … Medical students, already burdened with an average debt in excess of $100,000, are clearly gravitating towards specialties where salaries have better kept pace with inflation.

Kevin Pho: Cut Medicare payments for doctors, you’ll have fewer doctors [Via Manchester Union Leader]

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