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Silent Type

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24. Work free quite often, but not always. And you don't either, you just want more apparently.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:30 PM
Apr 2025

I assume you are a small DME company or similar. “Need profit to keep company moving” doesn’t mean a lot when owners are doing well. I suspect your company makes a decent profit, that is taken out with salary. Lower the salary, profit o keep moving increases.

Cracks me up when some doctor making $500k, whines about not making enough to hire a medical assistant at a decent wage (when that assistant helps them see 5 more patients a day or an extra $1000 a day on average). I know you are not an MD, but their whining always cracked me up.

My real point is that we are trying to keep Medicare from getting gutted. Maybe Democrats proposing big increases in reimbursement is not a good idea right now.

Not that I expect most providers to stop whining. I’ve heard it for 50 years, even when Medicare/Medicaid essentially paid what providers billed. Interestingly, those provider bills increased substantially almost every month once they realized that.

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I've seen this story numerous places including all the leading healthcare information sites. Silent Type Apr 2025 #1
"I've seen this story numerous places including all the leading healthcare information sites." BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #2
Doubt any CBS, NBC, etc., viewers really care about a reimbursement formula that has existed for decades. Silent Type Apr 2025 #3
Given that we're talking about "Medicare" BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #4
They upheld Medicare's longstanding rule. That has nothing to do with chopping Medicare Silent Type Apr 2025 #5
Oh I know this case goes back some BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #29
Yeah, most docs are nothing like you describe. elias7 Apr 2025 #16
Absolutely not true. In 1980s Orthopedists made well over $10,000 for 2 hip replacement. Thst's way over Silent Type Apr 2025 #19
I work in a healthcare related industry Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #6
Thank you for that explanation FemDemERA Apr 2025 #7
Medicare fraud Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #8
It's both. That's coming from the Centers for Medicaid Services. Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #13
You are correct Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #15
Yet, every year more DME companies start up and make good money. While there are codes with poor reimbursement, there Silent Type Apr 2025 #9
Please provide Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #10
Do you make a decent living? If you don't own the DME company, does the owner make a decent living? Silent Type Apr 2025 #11
So no specific example Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #12
Don't have my DME Fee Schedule in front of me. But I've never met anyone in DME who wasn't making a decent amount, Silent Type Apr 2025 #14
"but tons of providers do well with a substantial Medicare patient base." Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #18
I bet you'd go broke in a few months if you cut out Medicare, unless you've already limited it. Silent Type Apr 2025 #21
Do you work for free? Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #23
Work free quite often, but not always. And you don't either, you just want more apparently. Silent Type Apr 2025 #24
I want Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #25
Heard it before. Any Democrat who calls for a big reimbursement increase in this environment should be primaried Silent Type Apr 2025 #26
The whole point of the OP Earl_from_PA Apr 2025 #20
So, how much do you think we should increase their reimbursement? And who is going to propose this big increase Silent Type Apr 2025 #22
No wonder Canada rejected MAGA orangecrush Apr 2025 #17
re: "patients entitled' to the SSI benefit meant the portion of patients who actually received a check in the month" thesquanderer Apr 2025 #27
How dare the SC rule in favor of the Biden Admin. The case was filed against HHS/CMS/MEDICARE head Silent Type Apr 2025 #28
You haven't addressed the questions posed to you in this OP BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #30
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