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» Migisi - Health Care

In response to Health Care posted by pink101:
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Medicaid doesn't pay any of its bills--period. So, the docs don't even bill them.
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Well, if they don't bill Medicaid or the patient, then they can't complain about not getting paid, can they.
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Medicaid depends almost entirely on general federal and state revenues. The feds decide how much to pay doctors re Medicare - normally close to market rates. But states have a lot of discretion in deciding how much to pay docs under Medicaid. State Medicaid agencies set the fees and most fail to adjust them for inflation.
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So, let's track the trickle down. Because we've been funding a war (spending BILLIONS every month) for the last five years, there's been funding cutbacks in just about every gov. agency except military and foreign aid. This means less funds go to the states towards programs. Some states simply don't have enough funding -- especially since Medicaid coverage is available, regardless of citizenship status, per the EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act).
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Here's how the docs are getting what they think they're owed by the government:
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Senators Want Back Taxes Collected
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires...
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"The report, by the Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, said that some of the worst offenders live in luxury, residing in million-dollar homes and driving high-dollar vehicles.
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"The subcommittee was taking up a report which found that more than 30,000 Medicaid providers - doctors and others in the health care field - owe at least $1 billion in federal taxes, yet still receive payments for their services."
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They'll get what they think they're due - one way or another, ay?

-- posted by Migisi