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Originally Posted by Derwood
and how is curbing malpractice (0.36% of total health care costs) going to make a scratch (much less a dent) in rising health care costs?
how about CEO salaries for the Insurance companies? I'm guessing those account for more
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Malpractice causes Hospital to do unneccessary tests in order to cover their asses so they won't get sued. Insurance companies rightfully don't want to pay for things that are unneccessary, and neither will the government. If the government gets involved they will most likely pass an immunity clause like most municipalities for liability. Meaning if the hospital or doctor screws up, oh well, they have immunity.
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Originally Posted by Derwood
private insurers already pay a fraction of what the doctors bill. Can you cite an article or government plan that states the government plan would pay less than the private insurers please?
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This is a pub discussion so no citations, but if a doctor bills an insurance company, and the procedure/test was neccessary, then the company will pay. The vast majority of doctors offices will not accept medicaid because they only pay doctors a fraction of what he normally charges. Thats why people with medicaid just go to the ER because they are forced to accept medicaid, driving up the cost of ER visits for everyone else.