That is what’s coming and it’s not good.
Medicare is the largest Insurance plan around and if, as Barry says, size would result in greater efficiency and buying power, then Medicare would not be the shining example I would point to as a prototype.
They have 50% more denial rates
Their payments to doctors take 60% longer than private insurance.
They have 50% more paperwork involved.
They have a standard of care objective and that is all they provide.
They have less procedure alternatives
They absolutely require an escalation of specialist to specialist to specialist and so on.
2nd and 3rd opinions are not renumerated.
They pay about 50% less than private insurance
And then you have all the losers of life who think everyone owes them. They cry with the Faux indignation that anyone would make a profit off their healthcare.
To which I say “I understand and those are valid issues”
So let me ask you this; who in the supply chain for your care should take less money home every month.
I will let you choose:
The Phone Company that provides Internet access so your records, x-rays, MRI’s, etc can be transferred around the world for convenience and so other specialists can interpret the results?
How about the electric company that lights the doctors office, keeps the factory running that make artificial parts, prosthetics or drugs to give you a quality of life you accept or keep you alive. Heck they even provide power to the operating room with $million$ of Dollar$ in equipment to provide you with care.
Should the company that makes the diagnostic and monitoring machines be forced to take less money for their services or equipment?
Should the company that makes software to run these machines take less money?
Shold the company that makes software that enables your records to always be available take less money.
Should the janitor that keeps the rooms clean and sanitary, in the hospital take less money home?
How about the company that makes alcohol and other antiseptics?
And the company that makes soap to wash your hands and the hands of hospital staff and healthcare providers?
What of the company that makes all that paper? You know the paper towels, tampons, gauge, toilet tissue, charts and records? They just cut less trees this year?
How about water? That’s right, does the water company that flushes away your waste and blood products in a hospital, ambulance or doctors office take less money this year, for you?
How about the company that makes and stores blood, so your envious ass can be provided with a transfusion to keep your blood pressure up, your heart pumping and well.... Keep you alive? Less money?
How about the food service company that keeps the staff, guests and patients feed so there is less reason to go off site and bring it back? I might agree with you here, since I am not sure they actually serve food but, something they call food. Still real people work 8 hours a day making it or whatever it is.
What of the company that makes stents so your blood platlets won’t come off in your artery and go to heart causing an aortic interruption. You know the kind where your heart stops pumping.
The fireman, the policeman, the EMT, the ambulance driver
- Choose; who takes less money this year?
For all the corporation above, I would suggest you look at your choices for who takes less money home this year and who you impoverish because you think no one should make money off your healthcare.
There are real people, with real bills and families working at these “faceless” companies.
Tell me, which family do you damn to an alternative life than the one they lead now and force them into poverty.
Who has to lose their home?
Who has to take a bus everyday?
Who can no longer afford their own healthcare or of their children.
Who do you demand, you selfish, self serving entitled, deluded moron, who do you demand make less to serve you and your utopia that everyone bow, kiss your ring finger and serve you.
Who!?