The very first thing I ask ANY doctor (or their clerks) is, “Do you take Medicare Assignment.” If they don’t I find another doctor. What’s ‘Assignment?’ It’s the price they together agree on what Medicare will pay for for any given coded procedure. I also ask the same question about my supplemental insurance - do they take assignment or have rate agreements with that part of my insurance. You’d be surprised how much those over-inflated bills are knocked down.
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Just like Obama, you simply change how something is calculated, and produce reports all saying nothing’s changed, we’re doing great, and the dutiful State Press reports nothing has changed, or we’re doing better.
The biggest problem is they don’t care what the public thinks. There is zero accountability.
Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell, Graham - they’re entrenched.
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