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gwheezie

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9. Medicare is insurance

Reply to litlbilly (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 02:14 PM

Mar 2016

And you have to meet criteria like any other insurance to get the bill.paid. there are regulations, Medicare can and does decertify you for some care. It doesn't cover everything. I used to do Medicare certifications for hospital reimbursements.
With aca we got a bunch more regulations although I fully support what has been done. The focus is reimbursing quality of care and lots of prevention. I'm more familiar with the inpatient end of it.

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Health Care vs Health Insurance [View all] litlbilly Mar 2016 OP

Insurance is how France and Germany do it. They have the best and most effacacious HC. Mika Mar 2016 #1

exactly, they are not regulated when they write the rules. You are correct, if we did it that way, litlbilly Mar 2016 #2

I hear ya, but a more refined view is needed, imo. Mika Mar 2016 #12

Medicare is a form of health insurance. And one that only pays part... PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #3

true but its not based on pure profit. That's the difference litlbilly Mar 2016 #5

That ignores the huge amount of not-for-profit insurers like most of Blue Cross Recursion Mar 2016 #17

You got it right! Rider3 Mar 2016 #4

*If* they decide not to? scscholar Mar 2016 #6

the insurance companies job, deny health care. that's how they make more money. litlbilly Mar 2016 #7

you notice he uses the rw meme, suplimental like medicare advantage. they name it litlbilly Mar 2016 #8

Medicare is insurance gwheezie Mar 2016 #9

IT IS NOT FOR PROFIT. GOT IT? litlbilly Mar 2016 #10

why dont you just come out and say you love Hills plan over Bernie's, i know thats where your going litlbilly Mar 2016 #11

I don't like either plan gwheezie Mar 2016 #13

right now we spend 20 tril on hc, Bernies plan costs 11tril, do the math litlbilly Mar 2016 #14

you only read and care about the cost, never hear of the savings. i wonder why that is? litlbilly Mar 2016 #15

My delusional plan for healthcare is multi faceted gwheezie Mar 2016 #18

+10,000,000,000, gwheezie! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #20

Lots of private insurance is not for profit too Recursion Mar 2016 #16

For profit health insurance and health care are a fucking disaster! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #19