Just from that little segment, I think they could easily correct the problem by putting a hold on any single address that requests more than, say, $10,000 in compensation within a certain time period, and checking with the supposed beneficiaries.
You have no idea what you're talking about.
Thousands of legitimate providers bill far more than $10,000/day. My god. What are you drinking?
The problem, which was pointed out in the piece, is that when you have government running an operation like Medicare nobody gives a shit.
That's what I've tried to tell you and RW for months. Neither of you gets it. Commercial insurance eeks out a small profit, but is far more efficient and cost effective in its operations.
Here's a great example. This woman they interviewed said they're trying to make the enrollment process more difficult as a solution. Already, you're talking about 100 pages of forms for an 855I and 855B and related forms and a process that can require six months or longer. No other insurer (besides, you guessed it, Medicaid) in the country does this, mind you -- other insurances, you submit a claim, they pay it. No prior enrollment.
Yet, Medicare has this massive enrollment bureaucracy that doesn't work, and HER SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS A BIGGER ENROLLMENT BUREAUCRACY.
This is why government cannot be put in charge of health care. |
