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

To: bentway who wrote (11066)	11/5/2009 12:58:06 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 42652

>> An extreme right wing propaganda publication produced by the Heritage Foundation. I don't know how you ever got off ignore but you're back on it. What a dolt.

To: bentway who wrote (11066)	11/5/2009 1:36:35 PM
From: Peter Dierks	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

Claiming the independent Heritage Foundation is not credible is not an argument. It is leftwing dogma that does not address any issue. You are not engaging in debate. Dave is doing what you claimed you would do and you are doing what you claim he does. So far you have yet to post anything af value here. You language is foul and you are a hypocrite.

To: bentway who wrote (11066)	11/16/2009 1:13:28 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 42652

If the government is so much more efficent at dealing with insurance, why does the government contract out claims processing to private (non-government, not necessarily "non-public corporation) companies? Do private companies magically become more efficient when working for the government? -------- Medicare Claims Processing The Medicare benefits are administered by insurance companies acting as contractors at a local jurisdiction level. Historically, Medicare contractors have been fiscal intermediaries (FIs), responsible for processing facility claims, and carriers, responsible for processing most outpatient provider claims. Medicare is in the process of transitioning FIs and carriers to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). MACs will consolidate all claim processing responsibilities for facility and non-facility healthcare providers within a single contractor for a geographic region. This transition means that, as a healthcare provider, you may have experienced or may now be experiencing a change in the Medicare contractor that processes your Medicare claims. As a result, you may be working through process or coverage changes within your practice or institution. astellasreimbursement.com