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In response to "Medicare would disagree. -- nm" by Mop (236 lbs)

Health insurance rates for people on private insurance are higher because Medicare underpays. True fact.

Posted by TFox May 15 '09, 08:53

So, if everything is single payer and done at Medicare levels, just be prepared that the magnitude of the service cuts at hospitals will be substantial, because they can not (according to them) provide what they provide based on the Medicare fee schedule alone.

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it's pretty debatable whether medicare underpays, or the care providers just want more money from them. - mafic May 15, 08:56 1
- I'd say it's a near certainty that Medicare underpays, based on the level of care people expect. We could debate the degree of it for sure. -- nm - TFox May 15, 08:58

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Health insurance rates for people on private insurance are higher because Medicare underpays. True fact.

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