MedChat Episode 3 - Dr. Jared Foran

In this episode, Dr. Foran and I discuss dwindling reimbursement rates and how that ties to physician burnout. It's not a "woe is me" complaint session on how surgeons are not making enough money; it's a larger systemic issue and what it means to the quality of care for patients and little things to "fix" the system. Dr. Foran is an orthopedic surgeon with Pure Orthopedics, a Panarama Company. He has a resume almost a mile long It's 14 pages. He attended medical school at Berkeley, his internship at Johns Hopkins, a Residency at the University of California San Diego, and a Fellowship at Rush in Chicago. See his full write-up after the show timeline below for his background and education. 0:00 - 0:38 - Intro0:38 - 1:36 - Opening comments1:36 - 3:58 Opting out of Medicare3:38 - 6:26 - Inflation and its effects on the practice6:26 - 8:58 - What does opting out mean8:58 - 9:50 - A day in the life9:50 - 11:48 - PE purchase11:48 - 15:38 - Challenges to Growth15:38 - 18:34 - Thoughts on fee for service moving to value-based care18:34 - 20:56 - Burnout20:56 - 23:46 - Show me the $$ - Is opting out of Medicare the new new thing23:46 - 27:34 - Why doesn't Medicare pay a fair wage? What can make it better27:34 - 32:16 - What would you do to "fix" healthcare32:16 - 35:50 - Insurance companies35:50 - Closing remarksJared Foran ResumeLicense and Certifications                                                                                                    Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery                                          2012-PresentMedical Licensees: California, Colorado, Illinois, Texas                                              2003-Present EducationRush University Medical Center, Chicago, ILJoint Reconstruction Fellowship                                                                               2009-2010UC San Diego Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Diego, CA                          2004 2009Resident Physician in Orthopaedic Surgery University of California San Diego, San Diego,...