Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Medicare's Mess

Do you want universal healthcare? For a taste of what it would be like, check out the Medicare program. Have you ever had to tell a senior that if he had the MRI his doctor ordered he'd have to pay for it out if his own pocket because Medicare did not consider it "medically necessary"?

More later. I just spent 8 long hours today listening to how Medicare has mandated recovery audits to take back thousands of dollars from providers because they provided services to their patients that weren't "medically necessary." Now I'm tired and I need some sleep.

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