Opinion: Surgeons fold against Medicare’s stacked deck
Casinos dazzle you with flashing lights, high-stakes tables, and the chance to win millions of dollars. The house always wins, but casinos still trick people into thinking they will make money. Substitute Medicare for casinos and you can see what physicians who take risks with the country’s largest health payer are up against.
I’m an orthopedic surgeon, so I’ll focus here on this specialty. But what I’m describing also affects other surgeons and physicians.
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