Video of the President speaking about Diabetic care versus Amputation at the New Hampshire Town Hall Meeting August 11, 2009

Below is the link to the video of the President stating that the cost of an amputation of a foot is $30-40,000 and then, the way he states it, he implies that amount is what the surgeon receives. Well, that may be the total cost to the system, the cost of the hospitalization, the OR, the anesthesiologist, the rehab, the surgeon, home health, future complications, etc, but the surgeon is paid way less than $1000 by Medicare. And the less than $1000 payment to the surgeon includes 90 days of post operative care http://www.wikio.co.uk/video/comment/1520661