Why don't more psychiatrists accept Medicare?

I've been exploring the business end of things this year as I haven't had much exposure to it during residency. I feel like I'm missing something because I've been told by many attending psychiatrists that if you go into private practice, it's not feasible to accept Medicare. Also been told that it's impossible to have a therapy based practice if you take insurance. However, when I look up the Medicare fee schedule, the lowest reimbursement for a 99213 + 90838 is relatively high. These are... Read more
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