There is a shortage of shrinks and interest in this thankless pill-pushing profession is dropping.
A shrink that I know dumped a huge Medicare practice because he lost money on those patients. The onerous paperwork demanded on top of the threats of fraud prosecution and too little time allowed per patient.
So who is going to serve the 30 million new Medicaid and “exchange” patients?
So who is going to serve the 30 million new Medicaid and “exchange” patients?”
Exchange patients have a rude awakening ahead. Nobody is going to see them because there is not going to be any money. One of the problems with Medicaid patients, at least in our state, is that there are very few providers who accept this insurance.