Comment Summary

Congress is considering giving physicians a 1-2% bonus in Medicare payments in 2009-2010 if they do e-prescribing, and a 1% penalty if they don't switch to e-prescribing by 2011. What is your opinion on this?
#	Response Date	Other (please specify)
1.	6/11/2008 11:46:00 AM	congress should butt out
2.	6/11/2008 11:53:00 AM	Another move to take over medical practice by idiots in Washington DC
3.	6/11/2008 12:41:00 PM	Stupid - where will they get the funds?
4.	6/11/2008 2:09:00 PM	more "punish and control the doctor" by govt
5.	6/11/2008 2:15:00 PM	it may be reasonable, and might overcome some reluctance
6.	6/11/2008 3:15:00 PM	It will be impossible forall physicians to comply by 2011
7.	6/11/2008 5:14:00 PM	Congress is filled with know-nothings and posers
8.	6/11/2008 7:16:00 PM	I only agree if congress allows financial assistance for physicians' extra expenses involved in e-prescribing
9.	6/12/2008 12:58:00 AM	Another reason to drop out of Medicare: the law of unintended consequences. Too bad Congress can not repeal the law of unintended consequences.
10.	6/12/2008 4:37:00 AM	This is more pork for the computer programmers
11.	6/13/2008 8:48:00 AM	Not sure
12.	6/14/2008 2:23:00 AM	I will e-prescribe if mandated
13.	6/14/2008 7:11:00 PM	It is shortsighted - conceptually sound, but currently there are poor implementations of e-prescription systems
14.	6/23/2008 12:42:00 PM	not sure
15.	6/23/2008 12:47:00 PM	physicians should be adequately reimbursed for medical care not by nickel and dime tactics
16.	6/23/2008 1:01:00 PM	Doesn't effect me.
17.	6/23/2008 1:04:00 PM	Congress should stay out of the medical business
18.	6/23/2008 3:00:00 PM	Let Congress pay for EMR
19.	6/24/2008 3:02:00 AM	It's not worth it.
20.	6/24/2008 7:54:00 AM	Why doesn't Congress just penalize doctors for being doctors. That seems the easiest thing to do. I think Congress should penalize doctors for e-prescribing and if they don't e-prescribe by 2011, Congress should then triple the penalty. That way Congress gets more $ for their own pork!!
21.	6/25/2008 2:28:00 AM	doesn't help if medicare is cut by more than that. Medicare just wants an excuse to reduce payments as they won't raise taxes to pay for it