Medicare/Medicaid government fixed payment schedules have destroyed the free market medical system driving up prices across the board. They should have to pay what private insurance and individuals have to pay. Competition! But I don’t know if American big business knows what this is anymore considering the centralized government/business planned economy which is failing.
One thing that upsets me is my insurance EOB (explanation of benefits) that you get in the mail when you go through insurance company.
They read: Charges $2000 Negotiated Discount $1900 We paid $100.
Most of the time it’s not that huge a difference but I did have one with almost that much! And I think “How about I go to the doctor and say, ya know, you’re charging too much for that procedure, I’m only going to $200 - not the $800 you billed”. How would that work for the rest of us? The whole insurance system is screwy.