I predict that many doctors, especially GPs, will take the same tact that my brother-in-law took. Cash payment only, you file the paperwork with the insurance company or government. Severely limited Medicaid (if at all) and Medicare patients. Some doctors will charge an annual fee to become a patient. Many other doctors will just quit rather than become a slave.
Expect private medical services to be set up, with memberships and cash only payments. Think of it as the Costco model of medicine. I’d join one immediately, rather than dealing with the mess that government-run exchanges will be.
I’m just waiting for Obammy to guarantee my health care now, at my age, so I can quit medicine and retire. Originally I figured I’d have to wait until age 65...but now mid 50’s sounds fine!
“If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period.”
He lied. Period.
Obama, like Lenin, Stalin, and Mao believes the end justifies the means. He has no moral reservations about lying. He will say whatever he feels appropriate at any point in time. As long as the people and the media are okay with their leader lying, he will get away with it.
The American people have grown accustomed to their leaders lying. Lyndon Johnson, Nixon, Reagan (Iran Contra), “read my lips” George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and now Obama. Even George W. Bush is widely believed to have deliberately lied about the situation in Iraq in order to get Congressional “approval” to go to war. The Republican Party is about to nominate a man (Romney) who has changed his positions on fundamental issues so many times no one really knows what he believes.
Our system is completely corrupt. Politicians lie. Corporate executives lie. Religious leaders lie. Teachers lie. Journalists lie. Bankers lie. Stockbrokers lie. Children lie to their parents about abortions. Deliberate falsehoods are part of everyday life in America.
If we willingly participate in lying and deceit in our everyday lives why should be expect better of our political leaders? Perhaps we have the government we deserve.