02/28/2024
๐๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ. Have you noticed that it takes a long time to get an appointment with a dermatologist and many other types of doctors? โฃ
๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ โ ๏ธ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐. For the past several years, Medicare has decreased reimbursements to physician practices. โฃ
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โก๏ธ Working during a crazy inflationary time where costs of running a business have skyrocketed?โฃ
Yep, got a cut. โฃ
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โก๏ธ Working during a pandemic to keep patients safe and still provide the care that the public needed from us? Yep, got a cut.โฃ
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This has been a punch in the gut ๐โฃ
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While these cuts keep happening, costs are going up and up and it has become increasingly hard to run a business in healthcare. Many doctors have left healthcare and retired and shut their doors. Many doctors have transitioned away from participating with insurance companies because this is NOT sustainable. โฃ
And you may be thinking that itโs Medicare - that doesnโt impact me, only senior citizens. That means it will impact your parents or your family members who are aging. They wonโt receive the care they deserve if there arenโt any doctors available. Medicare also sets the trend for other insurance companies, so if you have another type of insurance, this will happen to you too.โฃ
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๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ? ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. Our elected officials. Every year they vote on this issue, and every year in the recent past there have been cuts. โฃ
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๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ? ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ to make your voice heard and share with your congressman why you need access to your doctors. The link is super easy and helps you send a letter within seconds. There are 2 links to click - one for the senate and one for the house. โฃ
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http://takeaction.aad.org/patients
Iโm sad to see what is happening in healthcare and it will only get worse if we do nothing - please help! โฃ
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