Insurers to pay doctors 30-40% less under exchange plans.

[uppityperson]

128. Just because a clinic's hours may be 9-5 does not mean that is the hours worked.

Having worked in several clinics, at minimum it would be 8-7 often staying later due to late patients, charting, telephone followups, etc. And I do not know what you mean by "simpler cases" as PCPs are the gateway to specialists, who people with problems typically see first, as well as working hard to keep patients from needing specialists. You don't think their job is "terribly difficult"? Do you understand that they have to know enough about a wide range rather than a lot about a few things? I do not think you get how much knowledge a Family Practiec or PCP has to have.

And their big worry is not being sued, but missing something, having the patient come to harm becaus eof aomething they did or sid not do. Being sued is taken care of by large insurance premiums but having caused or not stopped something or even being too late or dealing with a patient who is fine harming themselves? THAT is the biggest worry.

As far as malpractice rates, I found this link. I haven't read it yet but wanted to share.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3204310/