Older physicians welcome ACA repeal
How doctors feel about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may depend largely on their age and existing political affiliation, putting them at odds with the stance of major medical organizations.
CNN showed this split in opinion by visiting Atlanta urologist Brian Hill, MD. He said the ACA has brought additional bureaucracy and burdens that have made “medicine more difficult.” In his case, the regulations drove him to sell his practice to a hospital.
“I thought it was going to be a disaster. And I was right,” Hill said.
Those feelings are common among older doctors, according to Jamie Thomas, vice president of recruiter Medicus Firm.
“They tell us the Affordable Care Act has negatively affected their reimbursements, there are added non-clinical duties and paperwork and they've got to see more patients to keep up with expenses,” Thomas said. "And it kind of drives their practice away from how they've created it, which was spending time with patients."
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John joined TriMed in 2016, focusing on healthcare policy and regulation. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago, he worked at FM News Chicago and Rivet News Radio, and worked on the state government and politics beat for the Illinois Radio Network. Outside of work, you may find him adding to his never-ending graphic novel collection.