By Michael Nissenbaum, CPA.

Once seen as impervious to the global financial crisis, physicians have now begun to feel the brunt of the economic downturn.  Many primary care physicians and specialists report seeing fewer patients today, as compared to one year ago. 
 
Parents defer optional pediatric visits, while other patients postpone or cancel procedures typically used to exhaust remaining deductibles at year’s end.  For example, gastroenterologists who previously had end-of-year waiting lists for colonoscopies report having immediate availability at the close of 2008.  Healthcare consumers are choosing not to move ahead with …

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