“And in Alaska, a significant number of providers refuse to accept Medicare patients.”
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Astonishing!
I’ve been on Medicare for 21 years—and only had ONE doctor,a specialist,refuse to take Medicare.
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Where I live some of the “in demand” docs either don’t take it or will charge an additional annual fee...I am not on medicare, but my neighbor said she wanted to go to my doc and he wanted $1200/year for her (she was on Medicare). That was a number of years ago...I am sure it is more now...
During the Obamacare debates, Hannity had numerous interviews w/a doc out of Wichita KS City with a plan...It is called Atlas MD, a health cooperative that offered an excellent low-cost alternative..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANSF43Rd7bQ
I really wish our elected “representatives” would look at innovative alternatives!