Will gastroenterologists drop payers with poor reimbursement?
• Yes: 35 percent
• No, all payers are needed: 26 percent
• No, that’s inappropriate: 17 percent
Will gastroenterologists stop taking Medicare or Medicaid patients?
Self-employed gastroenterologists
• Haven’t decided: 29 percent
• Will continue to take new and current patients: 60 percent
• Will stop taking current patients: 1 percent
• Will stop taking new patients: 10 percent
Employed gastroenterologists
• Haven’t decided: 32 percent
• Will continue to take new and current patients: 63 percent
• Will stop taking current patients: 1 percent
• Will stop taking new patients: 4 percent
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