Getting the health you pay for

I recently read an article in the Record, 11/6/07 entitled, "N.J. doctors among lowest paid under Medicaid". The reason this concerns me is that while health insurance and out of pocket fees are skyrocketing, health insurance companies are reporting double digit (%) earnings to investors. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370709/index.htm

Since the doctors are getting tired of less money for offering the same service, they are treating patients with Medicaid worse that patients with Medicare or insurance. Many doctors quit insurance companies that don't pay out enough. They rush you out the office and get irritated if you ask a lot of question about your health. Of course, not all are this way. Some don't mind getting paid a little less. Are doctors paid too much? Is there something to be said about how in Cuba, doctors and teachers are paid the same? Perhaps, something is terribly amiss when doctors are not happy with their cut yet families and their employers are paying 10-20K per year for medical insurance. Help, something has gone terribly wrong when equal healthcare is not affordable.


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