I think one valuable thing that could be done is that people using Medicare, Medicade, etc. be informed about the cost of each procedure that is suggested to them. For example when I went to Kaiser Permanente for a general checkup and flu shot I was encouraged to get a mammogram. When reading the consent form I saw that you should not have on a deodorant containing aluminum. I explained that I had some on, but they suggested trying to wash it off in the sink. I did, but they called and said there were some spots so I should get another one. I had told them I was coming back the next week for a different test, and could have it done with clean underarms. I was really annoyed to see later they were charging Medicare $110 for a test the was no good and had not been necessary. If I had known this I would have refused the first test, and insisted on having it on my following visit.
I hate to think how much money is wasted in the underhanded manner. Another instance, my husband died at home of Alzheimers, with a Hospice nurse coming in regularly to monitor his condition and advise me. I was surprised to see on his death certificate that he died in an institution, and at home had been erased. You could still see a bit of the X that had been erased. Did some insitution profit from this mistake/lie??
It sounds like the piece of legislation Newt was saying the other day that it had promise. Down with Obamacare.