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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (7652)7/21/2009 4:38:05 PM
From: Lane31 Recommendation  Respond to of 42652
 
I thought it might mean that you (or your provider) get a voucher for an amount of money allocated for some illness, say $2000 for a broken leg or $23,000 for bone cancer. Then either the provider, if he gets the voucher, needs to treat you for that amount of money or, if you get the voucher, you use it plus your own money, if needed, to pay the provider. Either way, that fixes the Medicare payout.

I googled, as did you. And I thought about posting a question, too, but figured I'd ask you first.



To: TimF who wrote (7652)7/27/2009 6:36:53 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 42652
 
This was posted today.

"In its place, doctors might receive a lump-sum payment to treat a patient with a certain condition, based on average costs elsewhere and on what scientific evidence had found to be effective. "

Message 25814019

I'm thinking that's what's meant by "illness-based voucher."


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