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Originally Posted by dellinger63
1) So Dr's are paid less in some cases if they take Medicaid?
2) And in your 15 years did you notice a greater amount of paper work (Schedules etc.) and greater amount of time in getting compensated by Medicaid/Care?
3) If I have a 'private' Dr. now and am forced by situation or circumstance into a Government policy will that Dr. be forced to accept me for treatment?
If you answer 'yes' to all three questions you should be able to see the flaws in the plan.
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Those are the flaws in our current private system, as it's pretty much the same. Blue Cross may not pay as much for a procedure as Humana does.
Doctors have a vast majority of their employees now dedicated to attempting to file insurance papers and make claims. It's a very, very expensive part of overhead for hospitals and doctors. It's not any different just because it's Medicaid. Medicaid is just another insurance company.
The hot new thing now for many doctor practices in smaller towns (like a general or internal medicine practice) is to stop taking insurance, and charge cash for everything (exams, usual lab work, etc). It costs everybody less. The patients pay a very reasonable amount for the cost of the office visit, labwork, etc. (rather than their copay), as the cost doesn't have to be inflated to pay for messing with insurance companies. Quick and neat, cheaper for everyone. They patients only use their insurance if they get admitted to hospital, etc.