A new crop of Rick Scotts?

[Enigma777]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

This is interesting and shows the value of open access to info...

Release of Medicare doctor payments shows some huge payouts - latimes.com

I read the thread heading and thought this would be about a bunch of tea party candidates running for governor.

Puts Scott in a rather awkward position though. He will not be able to comment on any corruption, as he will look like a massive hypocrite and it will remind all of the Florida electorate of his shady past during an election year. Might be entertaining watching him try to avoid the whole subject, but I'm sure this topic will be arise.

[CDusr]

Originally Posted by borregokid

The AMA fought the release of the information for 35 years. It will take a few weeks before the information can be analyzed. USA Today has already broken down average Medicare billing per doctor. Florida was the highest at $144,000. I remember reading a couple of years ago the average Medicare recipient in parts of Florida cost Medicare $18,000 per year or double the national average. The lowest state for reimbursements is Minnesota at $32,000 per doctor. Somebody will have to find out why Florida is more than 4x as high as Minnesota.



First look at Medicare data in 35 years

FL, especially SFL, has much larger older demographic, for one. The cost in that market should also be a factor. They also have a high volume turnover for the state, especially SFL.

This is certainly significant.
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Overall, 2% of healthcare providers accounted for 23% of the Medicare fees, the federal data show.