[lbo-talk] Wal-Mart & Part D

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Fri Mar 17 16:37:58 PST 2006


Marta Russell wrote:


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> If we push for Medicare for All as some think is the best way to
> achieve universal healthcare then the Medicare slow payment crap has
> got to be dealt with. Lots of doctors won't fool with Medicare at all
> these days.

Yeah. I have a friend who is a shrink. He used to take Medicare patients. It got to the point where Medicare was paying him $20 for a visit and he had to fill out paperwork for 1/2 hour for each such visit. He continued doing it for many years, and then he gave up.

Joanna


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