Information You Should Know:

Primary Care Physicians throughout America are bracing for yet another possible Medicare Payment cut. This latest payment cut is scheduled to happen at a time when practices are already losing significant money when treating their patients with Medicare.

Primary Care practices are affected by Medicare's inadequate payment more significantly than other healthcare providers. This is mainly due to the fact that family physicians provide patients with a medical home for care, yet this medical home is usually provided without payment. On an encouraging note, several Bills now in Congress may lead to legislation that will begin addressing this issue.

The problem facing family medicine in America goes even deeper, as fewer and fewer American medical school graduates are choosing Primary Care medicine as their specialty. And, most concerning, this is all happening before the first of approximately 78 million baby boomers will turn Medicare age starting in 2011.

VibrantUSA has taken an active role in supporting Primary Care Physicians. VibrantUSA represents several Medicare Advantage insurance companies that financially support the medical home provided by Primary Care Physicians, and we are the insurance agency that hundreds of family doctors refer their patients to for assistance with Medicare insurance questions and needs. We are Medicare Insurance specialists, and physicians want to know their patients are being taken care of with respect and superior service.

By being an independent agency that specializes in Medicare insurance, VibrantUSA is ideally suited to support Medicare Beneficiaries and the Primary Care Physicians who provide them with a medical home. Our mission is to ensure that all Medicare Beneficiaries are able to find their medical home and a Medicare insurance plan that meets their financial and healthcare needs.