That and better price negotiations of Medicare, Tricare, VA and Medicaid which are all SET high set prices which we don’t have a say in. When a patient is held for 2 days in hospital that is NOT an admission, that is a Medicare Hold.
Medicare just forced Knee Orthos to do Full Knees when a Partial will do. Big difference in cost, longer rehab. Longer down time.
Hubby has 2 Partials done 8 yrs apart, home rehab, driving in 3 days, going up and down stairs. Never used a cane even. 2nd He had to use a walker as that is now protocol. But again once home just home rehab and driving in 3 days. In fact we drove 8 hrs for my brother’s Memorial. Just needed a few extra stops.
Full knees take a stay in a rehab facility to learn to walk again, loss of function, more PAIN.
And that is a perfect example of why the government should not be in the health care business.