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

To: i-node who wrote (12996)	1/10/2010 5:22:53 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 42652

Keep in mind that a "private contract" would merely be one more signature you give at the front desk. Maybe it could be set up that way sometime in the future but I don't think that's the way it's practiced at the moment. Right now it's a pretty elaborate, contract for various extended care. As providers accepting Medicare patients get fewer and gain more experience with private contracts, they might get it simple enough to do a one-off. But then again, if business is good, why bother? I'm not aware of this provision. That statement was in reference to the emergency treatment, the subject that immediately preceded it. They can charge whatever they can get in a private contract. EDIT: I will continue to look for more info on all the wrinkles of this. I find it fascinating in the abstract as well as potentially useful to me as a senior stuck in the system.