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Informal survey of doctors: Fee cuts, yes; 'salaried' doctors, no

Companion health care reform bills are winding their way through the U.S. House and Senate, and there's a very good chance we'll see substantive reform that achieves universal health care in the United States, with a vote on the landmark legislation as early as August.

Over the past few weeks at a golf course in the New York City area where I play golf, I've had a chance to speak with a number of physicians. Further, while underscoring that this is not a scientific poll, if the 'Totally Informal Laz Survey' is any indicator, doctors are willing to go along with cuts in government and insurance payments for various examinations, services, and tests, provided other stake holders --- insurance companies, hospitals, other providers, pharmaceutical companies, corporations, and the federal and state governments --- are called to make sacrifices, as well.

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