"I realize that physicians complaining about pay might not generate much sympathy from the public. But please hear me out. Many primary care physicians are in private practice, meaning they’re responsible for their own overhead. Medicare physician reimbursements are set to be cut by approximately 4% on January 1. When factored in with other projected Medicare cuts, the total cuts physicians can expect to see are closer to 8.5%. And that’s not even accounting for inflation. If reimbursements fall that dramatically, these physicians may have no choice but to stop accepting Medicare patients in order to keep their lights on. And given that most insurance companies set their reimbursement rates based on Medicare’s, it’s reasonable to expect that reimbursement will fall across the board, meaning that primary care doctors may be forced to accept only patients who can pay out-of-pocket."
"I realize that physicians complaining about pay might not generate much sympathy from the public. But please hear me out. Many primary care physicians are in private practice, meaning they’re responsible for their own overhead. Medicare physician reimbursements are set to be cut by approximately 4% on January 1. When factored in with other projected Medicare cuts, the total cuts physicians can expect to see are closer to 8.5%. And that’s not even accounting for inflation. If reimbursements fall that dramatically, these physicians may have no choice but to stop accepting Medicare patients in order to keep their lights on. And given that most insurance companies set their reimbursement rates based on Medicare’s, it’s reasonable to expect that reimbursement will fall across the board, meaning that primary care doctors may be forced to accept only patients who can pay out-of-pocket."
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
GM is planning to install chargers at dealership to encourage more ev sales. But the chargers are level 2 so it's 3 hours for an 80% charge. Not very encouraging imho.
@silvermouse said:
GM is planning to install chargers at dealership to encourage more ev sales. But the chargers are level 2 so it's 3 hours for an 80% charge. Not very encouraging imho.
Only those who know will see this as marketing, the rest will say, 'Gee, isn't that nice? We should get a Bolt."
But I ask, who is going to be parking there and charging? Who parks at a dealership, and why? If they could charge them while the car's being serviced, that'd be nice. Maybe it's for those who are traveling?
Edit: stopping to admit to myself I may not have enough information on this to form an accurate opinion.
@silvermouse said:
GM is planning to install chargers at dealership to encourage more ev sales. But the chargers are level 2 so it's 3 hours for an 80% charge. Not very encouraging imho.
I actually would like to get an electric vehicle and some solar panels in the future, but everything that comes out just makes me want one less and less. It's like someone trying to sell me something by telling me everything I won't like about it.
"You can stop supporting countries that fund attacks on America by buying this vehicle. The only problem is that you'll run over little kids crossing the street, and you'll run over motorcycles on the highway because we can't really sense them since the technology that senses them is too expensive to put in the vehicle, and your car will sometimes lock you inside of it on the side of the road for no reason, and at some point, the battery might catch fire, and you have to charge it at home or sit in some parking lot for hours, and it costs a million dollars, and every repair will cost thousands, and there's a limited supply of lithium on the planet so at some point we just can't make any more batteries once enough people own electric cars, and... and... and..." - the salesman
Actually, I can't wait til my girl adopts this style for "our" selfies, because my smiles are sometimes judged to be inferior. So, I'll be grateful and joyous to show my ungrateful and joyless look.
If young people worked as much as old people complained about young people, then every young person would have a standard of living never before seen in history.
we live in a debt economy, the messages on media all say buy, you've got credit, upgrade your phone, your car, you need to.... So many people I know live paycheck to paycheck and when they work hard and earn more they spend more.
@silvermouse said:
we live in a debt economy, the messages on media all say buy, you've got credit, upgrade your phone, your car, you need to.... So many people I know live paycheck to paycheck and when they work hard and earn more they spend more.
The gentleman who I owe my livelihood too not only taught me how to make money, but how to make that money make money. I was/am lucky. Can’t complain too much.
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give". Winston Churchill. MOW badge received.
"Representative-elect George Santos, a New York Republican, admitted to lying about his work and college history but said it would not stop him from taking office."
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We are spending billions of dollars on these things but didn't think far enough ahead to supply adequate ground based comms.
https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-artemis-1-communications
https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/08/health-care-even-more-dysfunctional-after-medicare-cuts/
"I realize that physicians complaining about pay might not generate much sympathy from the public. But please hear me out. Many primary care physicians are in private practice, meaning they’re responsible for their own overhead. Medicare physician reimbursements are set to be cut by approximately 4% on January 1. When factored in with other projected Medicare cuts, the total cuts physicians can expect to see are closer to 8.5%. And that’s not even accounting for inflation. If reimbursements fall that dramatically, these physicians may have no choice but to stop accepting Medicare patients in order to keep their lights on. And given that most insurance companies set their reimbursement rates based on Medicare’s, it’s reasonable to expect that reimbursement will fall across the board, meaning that primary care doctors may be forced to accept only patients who can pay out-of-pocket."
Seems doubtful but I understand the argument
I'm glad I have the VA regardless of how it is sometimes difficult.
lol
There are buyers for just about anything.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
Biden/Harris cards would come free in packs of gum.
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
Or on the backs of cereal boxes.
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
My WTF, funny that ART is capitalized
Sold out in one day.
A famous P.T. Barnum quote comes to mind...
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/husband-dismembered-wife-because-she-didnt-support-his-dream-of-opening-a-comic-book-store-unlike-his-mistress-cops/
I'd prefer milk cartons.
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
GM is planning to install chargers at dealership to encourage more ev sales. But the chargers are level 2 so it's 3 hours for an 80% charge. Not very encouraging imho.
Only those who know will see this as marketing, the rest will say, 'Gee, isn't that nice? We should get a Bolt."
But I ask, who is going to be parking there and charging? Who parks at a dealership, and why? If they could charge them while the car's being serviced, that'd be nice. Maybe it's for those who are traveling?
Edit: stopping to admit to myself I may not have enough information on this to form an accurate opinion.
My local GM dealer installed one a few months ago haven't seen a car use it yet.
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
While you’re there they will be offering you trade in value and showing you around the lot. Free coffee too.
Maybe they can talk to you about your car's warranty, yes?
I actually would like to get an electric vehicle and some solar panels in the future, but everything that comes out just makes me want one less and less. It's like someone trying to sell me something by telling me everything I won't like about it.
"You can stop supporting countries that fund attacks on America by buying this vehicle. The only problem is that you'll run over little kids crossing the street, and you'll run over motorcycles on the highway because we can't really sense them since the technology that senses them is too expensive to put in the vehicle, and your car will sometimes lock you inside of it on the side of the road for no reason, and at some point, the battery might catch fire, and you have to charge it at home or sit in some parking lot for hours, and it costs a million dollars, and every repair will cost thousands, and there's a limited supply of lithium on the planet so at some point we just can't make any more batteries once enough people own electric cars, and... and... and..." - the salesman
The least green thing you can do is to trade in a well-maintained used car for an electric vehicle.
The latest social media selfie trend. I hesitate to ask what it indicates..
lobotomy chic aesthetic
https://petapixel.com/2022/12/21/the-lobotomy-chic-aesthetic-is-taking-over-instagram/
Actually, I can't wait til my girl adopts this style for "our" selfies, because my smiles are sometimes judged to be inferior. So, I'll be grateful and joyous to show my ungrateful and joyless look.
I think it indicates that young folks need to find more constructive hobbies.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
I think young people need to learn how to WORK.
If young people worked as much as old people complained about young people, then every young person would have a standard of living never before seen in history.
we live in a debt economy, the messages on media all say buy, you've got credit, upgrade your phone, your car, you need to.... So many people I know live paycheck to paycheck and when they work hard and earn more they spend more.
The gentleman who I owe my livelihood too not only taught me how to make money, but how to make that money make money. I was/am lucky. Can’t complain too much.
MOW badge received.
sign of the times:
"Representative-elect George Santos, a New York Republican, admitted to lying about his work and college history but said it would not stop him from taking office."
A politician lying, be still my heart!