Is it unethical for a doctor to refuse Medicaid and Medicare patients?

[southernyankeebelle]

95. well I am happy to know you are a trash truck driver. Your job is just as important as a doctor.

You may not make that kind of money a doctor does but your job is important. If you and the people who work in your field didn't pick up garbage we all would be in a lot of trouble. So I say thank you for doing your job. People need some prospective.

I will say in a doctor's defense is they have a lot of overhead they have to pay for when you think about it. New equipment can cost a lot of money. Employee payroll. Insurance coverage in case they get sued is very high.

I have a sister that is a dentist. She had a serious illness and had to be out for 8 weeks after surgery. She worried because she has employees and the business slowed down some. She was able to find a dentist who wanted to work part time and a couple of other friends helped out. She also does a lot of pro bono work. She also goes once a yr to the Dominican Republic where they work on the poor's teeth. So it also took her 10 yrs to pay her student loan back. It's a lot of responsibility but she wouldn't have it any other way.