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NYCMS Members in Primary Care
1.
I am a Primary Care Physician in:
Family Practice
Pediatrics
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Internal Medicine
Other (please specify)
2.
My mode of practice
Solo
Small Group Practice (2 - 5 physicians)
Medium Practice (6 - 10 physicians)
Large Group Practice (>10 physicians)
Salaried Hospital Physicians
Other (please specify)
3.
My practice location(s):
Midtown
Upper East Side
Lower East Side
Upper West Side
Lower West Side
Downtown
4.
I am accepting new patients:
Yes
No
5.
I have opted out of Medicare:
Yes
No
6.
I participate in in-network insurance plans:
Yes
No
7.
I have a concierge OR concierge/Medicare practice.
Yes
No
8.
I see a shortage of primary care physicians in my area:
Yes
No
9.
What are the challenges to a primary care practice (select all that apply):
Payments too low to sustain practice.
Telehealth payments too low to sustain practice.
Having to see more patients to survive and consequently spending less time with each person.
Pressures from my employer to see more patients each day.
The costs of doing business in private practice (Electronic Health Records, unfunded mandates, Manhattan overheard for a private office) are not covered sufficiently by primary care fee schedules.
Competition from Urgent Care Centers.
Competition from ancillary professionals.
Paying off student loans in the six figures on a primary care salary.
Prior authorization issues.
Finding specialists to refer patients too.
Billing and coding issues and other administrative problems associated with health insurance plans.
The regulatory environment in New York.
The medical liability environment in New York.
Serving a frail/needy population that may have trouble getting to my office.
Following up with my patients who may get care/treatment/immunization from pharmacies, from the ER or from other clinics, without my knowing.
Treating my patients during the COVID pandemic.
Keeping my practice open during the COVID pandemic.
Navigating telehealth with my patients.
10.
What policies would help strengthen primary care:
Telehealth parity.
No prior authorization.
For nonphysician practitioners, no expansion of scope of practice without equivalent training.
Medical liability reform.
Medical student loan assistance or forgiveness.
Financial incentives to go into primary care, and continuing federal financial assistance.
Ending unfunded mandates.
Federal laws/regulations designed to truly improve EHR usability and interoperability, without entangling physicians in difficult and controversial privacy issues.
Simple, streamlined connections between physicians' offices and public health authorities.
11.
My comments on the state of primary care in New York
Current Progress,
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