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thing is: this kind of thing

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 01:02:52 +0000

In reply to Dental would be such a big

thing is: this kind of thing just works best when the HUGE MASS of recipients of Medicare of ALL CLASSES are covered. Whereas if just offered smaller groups on Medicaid in one state, dentists, or scooter or incontinence providers or podiatrists or some such, if they are good and already have a decent market, they are going to decline to participate. BUT if the whole mass of Medicare-covered become part of their market, it's much more difficult to say no to the regulated, relatively low payments. It changes their whole paradigm, their whole business, whether they like it or not.

And right now just so happens, dentists, who used to be some of the richest small business owners around, are hurting bad from Covid. Having both a huge decrease in patients and lots more expenses in protection. If it could only happen soon, us Medicare age are almost all vaccinated, they could use the business and we could use going back to the dentist, probably many with major problems because of the delay.

(Of course, Medicare Advantage Plans fuck this all up, sticking a middleman trying to make a profit between the government payer and the payee, but Medicare fee-for-service patients are still a huge market)

Dental would be such a big

ocean-kat — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:27:34 +0000

In reply to Bernie's gonna push it:

Dental would be such a big deal especially for low income elderly as our teeth need more care as we get older.

Bernie, to his credit, has

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:22:17 +0000

In reply to Bernie's gonna push it:

Bernie, to his credit, has long been working on making this horrible crap stop:

‘It Felt Like Deception’: An Elite NYC Hospital Charges Huge Covid Test Fees https://t.co/LgFXyPi678
— Dana Rubinstein (@danarubinstein) March 30, 2021

our whole health care system is jerry-rigged so that everybody in it gets forced to playing a "rob Peter to pay Paul" game, it's terrible not the least of which it makes them all cynical and lose all scruples

saw a tweet the other day, some woman with decent employer-provided health insurance, says she always checks all the bills and to a one, they have always been ridiculous over billing and when she challenges, every single one has backed down to a much lower price right away.

Bernie's gonna push it:

artappraiser — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 22:47:50 +0000

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Bernie's gonna push it:

News: Bernie Sanders pushing for major Medicare expansion in next reconciliation bill. Wants to lower eligibility age to 55 or 60 and expand care to dental, eyes, hearing aids, and use Medicare Rx negotiations with pharma to do ithttps://t.co/q2PtcqjFzh
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) March 26, 2021

“We’re talking about physical infrastructure, affordable housing. We’re talking about transforming our energy system to deal with climate change. We’re talking about human infrastructure,” Sanders said in interview on Friday. “I want to deal with issues facing seniors as well.”
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) March 26, 2021

I sure would selfishly love that eye and dental coverage, oooh boy!

massive change in regulating

artappraiser — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 23:46:41 +0000

In reply to Biden administration begins (quietly) throwing out Medicaid work rules

massive change in regulating prescription drug pricing for Medicare and other insurance possibly coming in HR3 through reconciliation:

I did not see this coming - considering passing HR3 through reconciliation. I always thought of the bipartisan Senate finance bill as the way forward in a divided Senate.

HR3 would regulate drug prices for some drugs in Medicare and private insurance. Would be a massive change. https://t.co/sqWOIxt898
— Walid Gellad, MD MPH (@walidgellad) March 21, 2021