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You have stated that you have no problem with companies making billions in profits or capitalism.
You have stated you are affluent.
You have stated that insurance company CEO's don't deserve to be compensated large amounts and that health insurance companies don't deserve return on capital (profits).
And you stated that doctors at urgent care clinics were bottom feeders.
I don't think you understand when somebody repeats what you've stated its not an attack...
Not according to Julian. Medicare will eliminate all paperwork and the Medicare Fairy will simply pay doctors without any paperwork. No claims. No errors. No fraud.
Not according to Julian. Medicare will eliminate all paperwork and the Medicare Fairy will simply pay doctors without any paperwork. No claims. No errors. No fraud.
I think paper pushers are worried about losing their jobs. Ultimately this can be automated by giving every citizen in the system a card with a chip that can be read when the patient has an encounter.
Paperwork for universal care should be minimum because everybody is covered and paid for. Paperwork is designed to exclude or deny care. The only paperwork should be the patient's history and medical record and hopefully that would be up in the cloud ready to go.
I think paper pushers are worried about losing their jobs. Ultimately this can be automated by giving every citizen in the system a card with a chip that can be read when the patient has an encounter.
Paperwork for universal care should be minimum because everybody is covered and paid for. Paperwork is designed to exclude or deny care. The only paperwork should be the patient's history and medical record and hopefully that would be up in the cloud ready to go.
This is devastating for bureaucrats!
That is the biggest misapprehension that people have about UHC, that everything is covered! If everything is covered, we will all be signing our checks over to the government! I don't believe all the rationing horror stories I hear about re: UHC countries, but there will be non-covered services. You should see all the regs for Medicare! I once worked for a home health agency, and really private insurance was easier to deal with than Medicare. In pvt ins, if the doctor said they needed home care, that was it! With Medicare, you had to tell them WHY the patient needed home care, why s/he was 'homebound', etc. And not every service was/is covered! There will need to be judgements made. There will still be a place for people.
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I think paper pushers are worried about losing their jobs. Ultimately this can be automated by giving every citizen in the system a card with a chip that can be read when the patient has an encounter.
Paperwork for universal care should be minimum because everybody is covered and paid for. Paperwork is designed to exclude or deny care. The only paperwork should be the patient's history and medical record and hopefully that would be up in the cloud ready to go.
This is devastating for bureaucrats!
That's already done... It's called 5010 transactions covered by hipaa (ANSI sets the standards). Funny you mention it: cmms mandated it, Medicare couldn't do it, so payors, providers, and clearinghouse a operating as WEDI created the crosswalk for cmms...
Capping procedure reimbursement? And who makes that determination? The AMA?
In Japan it is the Ministry of Health. They decide what a MRI or CAT scan costs (roughly 15 dollars last year). It is illegal to to charge any more than what the Ministry sets as the price.
In Japan it is the Ministry of Health. They decide what a MRI or CAT scan costs (roughly 15 dollars last year). It is illegal to to charge any more than what the Ministry sets as the price.
Believe it or not, it is 'illegal' to try and get more than contract, or 'ucr' rates here too. It is a term called balance billing. If reported to a state, provider can face sanctions, censure, and possible loss of license.
That is the biggest misapprehension that people have about UHC, that everything is covered! If everything is covered, we will all be signing our checks over to the government! I don't believe all the rationing horror stories I hear about re: UHC countries, but there will be non-covered services. You should see all the regs for Medicare! I once worked for a home health agency, and really private insurance was easier to deal with than Medicare. In pvt ins, if the doctor said they needed home care, that was it! With Medicare, you had to tell them WHY the patient needed home care, why s/he was 'homebound', etc. And not every service was/is covered! There will need to be judgements made. There will still be a place for people.
This is your opinion from anecdotal evidence. And BTW, Medicare is managed by private contractors.
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