Our practice feels badly for any inconvenience that this has caused our patients, ... But we want an environment of stability for the patient, the provider and the payer. |
Some attorneys have said they won't practice anymore. There's a lot of concern out there. |
The employment laws today are extremely complex, and it's extremely difficult for an employer to keep up with them. The system is very intolerant of lack of knowledge. |
The level of reimbursement made it impractical to continue. For the long-term financial viability of the practice, we had to walk away from it (the Blue Cross PPO). |
The notion is we're refusing to see Blue Cross Blue Shield patients, ... That couldn't be further from the truth. |
The record does not support that [the council] looked at all the information presented. |
There are such huge, huge issues out there, that to get sidetracked (on this topic) ... to me, it's just tragic, frustrating, hopeless. |
There was abuse of the bankruptcy code. But now its almost like, in my opinion, that the pendulum has swung too far the other way. |
We don't have any experience under the new law. Right now it's just a shot in the dark. |