Dr. Christine Eady MannVerified account

Hi! Thanks for reading and writing. I love discussing policy, but I tend to get long-winded. I’ve been following your posts and I can see you have a lot of questions. I’m going to answer the question in this tweet, so if you have more, please ask. I don’t want to clog your feed.

Background: I’ve been a family physician for 20 years and spent another 10 training. I’m contracted with Medicare right now, and have been for all of my years in practice. So I’ve seen the pros/cons in person. I’ve also contracted with Medicaid, Champus, &...

And every private insurance plan in my area. They all have pros/cons. I have advocated for SP since 2009, but I *celebrated* the ACA when it passed. Stayed up late on Christmas Eve watching the vote come in. The law *saved lives*. I saw what happened before it...

To my patients that had no insurance, and am eternally grateful to President Obama and Nancy Pelosi for the heroes work they did getting it through. Anyway, to answer your direct question: Good data show that “just streamlining” paperwork, ie. reducing the overhead...

Would save enough money to insure almost everyone who doesn’t have insurance now. The cost savings there is huge. But, it is a misunderstanding to suggest that the “government” would handle all that. The “government” doesn’t handle Medicare paperwork now. My staff does...

As a Medicare provider, I don’t work for the government. Neither does my staff. I am an independent contractor (all doctors and hospitals who contract with Medicare are) *exactly* like I am an independent contractor with Aetna, United, Blue Cross, etc...

We do have a truly government run medical system in the US: the VA system. There, everyone-doctors, techs, nurses, are employed by the government. The British system is like this. I am not in favor of that type of system.

So, no, I’m not in favor of a VA type system where the government would be the owner/employer of all healthcare entities. I’m in favor of transitioning everyone to Medicare, remaining a contractor with an independent practice, vastly reducing overhead, saving money and lives...