I think that the healthcare reform will negatively impact physicians.

The goal of the reform is to increase the access to healthcare for patient while controlling the cost of care (Burt and Sharamitaro, 2011). Physicians may experience limitation on their practice which could decrease the amount of physicians (Burt and Sharamitaro, 2011). The reform will increase the amount of patients with insurance and waiting to see the doctors. I think that physician will have to perform more standardized care instead of the individualized care that they have been giving their patient. Another issue that physician will face is the payment of their services. The reform will make it so that payments will be lump sums instead of the way they have been paid until now which is pay per service.

Burt, J & Sharamitaro, A. (2011). Healthcare Reform: Impact on Physicians. Health Capitol Topics, 4(2). Retrieved from http://www.healthcapital.com/hcc/newsletter/2_11/effects.pdf

The Washington Post Staff Landmark: The Inside Story of America. pp 203-226. Thorndike Press. Retrieved from http://blackboard.jchs.edu/bbswebdav/courses/JC-IPE300-D2-FA12/Landmark The Inside Story of America's New Healthcare Law Chapters 8 and 9.pdfh

From the viewpoint of the physician I would be against the healthcare reform. Although the idea behind the reform is good, valuing quality over quantity, many private practitioners would be forced to change many aspects of their entire practice. Physicians will be required to “standardize” their care, which in my opinion leads to less individualized treatment. Along with this standardization many physicians will feel like they are being hurt financially by this reform because they will be paid a lump sum for a specific problem to be treated, rather than the pay-per-service that healthcare is currently utilizing now.

The Washington Post Staff Landmark: The inside story of america\. (pp. 203-226). Thorndike Press Retrieved from http://blackboard.jchs.edu/bbcswebdav/courses/JC-IPE300-D2-FA12/Landmark The Inside Story of America's New Healthcare Law Chapters 8 and 9.pdfh

Most physicians think that the healthcare reform will increase the access to government insurance programs, and will raise healthcare costs. Long term impact of this would be longer wait times to see physicians, fewer uninsured, and a change in incentives to providers. Many physicians are pessimistic about the healthcare reform and some will start to look for other options. Physicians think that the reform will hurt their incomes. There will become an increased demand for physicians because more people will become insured. Expanded scope of practice for physicians will reduce the quality of care that their patients are receiving. They think that payment reforms such as bundling will increase their administrative payments and therefore lead to a decrease in salary (Keckley, p., coughlin, S., Gupa, S. 2011). I am against healthcare reform in the eyes of a physician. I think that it will negatively impact their careers and it will steer many upcoming physicians away.

Keckley, p., coughlin, S., Gupa, S. (2011). Physicians perspective about health care reform and the future of the medical profession. Retrieved from http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/us_lshc_PhysicianPerspectives_121211.pdf.