And more than 40% of them are psychiatrists. Seriously. Some more data:
- Only 4% of Medicare beneficiaries do not have a usual source of care
- 88% of Medicare beneficiaries could usually or always get an appointment for routine care as soon as they needed
- 92% of Medicare beneficiaries could usually or always get an appointment with a specialist as soon as they needed
- Of the only 7% of Medicare beneficiaries who sought a new primary care physician, five of the seven percent had no problem doing so
- Of the 14% of Medicare beneficiaries who sought a new specialist, twelve of the fourteen percent had no problem doing so
- Half as many Medicare beneficiaries reported not getting care or delaying care than privately insured individuals 50-64.
But you know, any day now all the docs are going to quit Medicare. Any day now…
