Impeding changes to our Health Care system

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

The hard truth is that people on Medicare are a hassle, not just from a claims perspective but on an individual perspective as well. Poorer people tend to be less educated, less likely to show up for their scheduled appointments, less interested in working to maintain their own health, more likely to have badly-behaved children in the waiting room, etc. That is why doctors don't want to deal with them.

That may be part of the reason but the biggest reason is because of ever decreasing reimbursements, and that is the biggest reason.