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A HEALTHY MOVE?
February 7, 2011
30M newly insured patients will head to the doctor following recenthealthcare reform. A real estate goldmine, right? If the money doesn't exist to pay for the extra medical care, though, "I'm not sure how that helps,? says Carter's Tom Wittenberg. He's one of the illustrious panelists for Bisnow's Healthcare Real Estate Summitthis Wed., Feb. 9, at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead (sign up now!). Obamacare may exacerbate the years of declining reimbursements for care, he says. Another trend: Technology is enabling physicians to move farther from regional hospitals. ?The industry is going outpatient,? he tells us, adding that doctors will be able to do morefrom home or their offices. (So now house calls mean we go to theirs?) |