Would not medicare/caid payments be for services rendered?
Yes, but it's still federal money.
In my twisted thinking I see the medicare/caid payments as transactions between the retiree or welfare queen. The government simply acting as a bill paying service for those enrolled in those programs. That is not accepting government funds, but payment for goods and services.
If not, then hospitals/medical care has already been socialized.
I love what that bar owner did! Where there is a will, there is a way!
“The government simply acting as a bill paying service for those enrolled in those programs. That is not accepting government funds, but payment for goods and services.”
Oh if that was only the limits of the federal involvement in our healthcare system...it would be nice. I’m sure there are other healthcare administrators that can jump and and let everyone know how more “socialized” our healthcare system really is and is becoming. Accepting of care/caid also subjects the hospital to federal inspections/certification known as JCAHO which in a nutshell establishes guidelines from everything from patient treatment to the cafeteria to the gift shop. And don’t forget HIPAA which was supposed to provide privacy for patient’s medical information, but I think more limits to law enforcement have come from this than any benefit of keeping information private. Let’s not forget EMTALA which is the “hospitals can’t refuse a patient through the ER” legislation (very simplified explanation). I would love the day to come where the federal government just acts as the payer of services for care/caid:)