Costly Care

" We told you on Friday about an. Orthopedist who says it cost continue to go any higher he may stop operating on patients and health care reforms could even make it worse well we tracked. Down the guy who said just that. Joining me right now and I guess I should say orthopedic surgeon doctor -- much -- And doctor give him a welcome to up FOX & Friends -- I first off why does do what makes you think it. You could do something like that does that break your. But does that break -- growth."

" But nobody said that we're gonna do anything that he's not appropriate we're just not gonna do anything. So as an example I was in the hospital on Friday and down they were sending us down a case from upstate New York of a lady -- hip replacement -- been dislocated for six months. And nobody does that mean. That means that they hit was out of place. And if you've ever dislocating a shoulder it's relatively easy for six months for six months nobody upstate New York would take care of her because the cost associated with taking care of her. We're greater than the Medicare reimbursements -- so they sent her to you because you're an expert in their business traffic but you're saying that if health care reform goes through. And what you know about it so far is true. You might have to stop operating. Right because in New York stated quotes about 500 dollars up case. For malpractice insurance and the Medicare reimbursement 500 dollars per client. Her case on average that's correct. So high that orthopedics are doing -- neurosurgery which could be over thousand dollars per patient."

" What type of reform do you need to -- to make you excited about your profession again."

" I'm I'm excited about my profession we're just talking about the reimbursement issues I happen to be. Reading by a hospital that now wants to take care of this thing and so we're a different situation than the average orthopedist out there."

" His elbow that dude I should rephrase it. Could make you think this will be made financial sense again."

" Well what would happen is that you need to reduce costs. We're not talking about charges we're talking about quite so we're talking about some sort of billing reform malpractice reform. Something that would look at things and decide if they're efficient they're not before you provide that service. -- you angry that while you're going to be you know under this if at all goes through -- and it's -- would you would suffer in your practice would suffer but. It's the White House cut these sweetheart deals with pharmacies some hospitals and -- the lawyers out of the equation -- altogether I mean basically the reason malpractice is important is because that's one of the largest cost. Associated with doing business and if you could reduce costs you can reduce charges to patients. And Texas they didn't any worked fine Texas like you've seen as you've seen increased supply physicians as opposed to enact. Here state we're not seeing that. All right what a cautionary story doctor -- get them all we thank you very much for joining us like today I write thank you for having me by the way has a lady who had the the hip replacement but she came down and we'll find out earned perfect enough that's -- practice area."