From the group's Web site:
NJ Physicians calls for a restructuring of the reimbursement system to recognize quality, efficiency and effectiveness. It cites the Mayo Clinic’s recent announcement that it may no longer accept any Medicare patients because it is losing millions of dollars by treating them efficiently and effectively.Members of this NJ Physicians "hope to bring physicians' concerns directly to the attention of the United States Supreme Court."
Leaving physicians with the choice between practicing efficiently and earning a living is not a solution to the problem. Without fixing the reimbursement system and providing meaningful tort reform to eliminate defensive medicine, costs will continue to rise, insurance premiums will continue to rise, and rather than improving access to healthcare, the Act may well have the opposite effect. Indeed, with passage of the Act, many physicians are already planning early retirement in the face of an already anticipated severe doctor shortage.
Given the current climate, it is highly unlikely that Congress will soon revisit healthcare reform unless the courts overturn the existing Act. If the courts do overturn the Act, Congress will have another opportunity to pass real reform. We believe that Congress has missed a critical opportunity to truly improve the healthcare delivery system, and that physicians and patients deserve another opportunity – hopefully with less partisan divide – to assure the continuation and improvement of the finest healthcare system the world has ever known.
Good luck, Docs. You'll be waiting in a long line.
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