Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

2016 Postmortem

(25,329 posts)

4. Socialize it all.

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 04:44 PM

Dec 2015

No bills. No profits.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

28 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

I was a controller of a medical clinic for a number of years [View all] upaloopa Dec 2015 OP

How many staff were needed SheilaT Dec 2015 #1

We still need to bill Medicare upaloopa Dec 2015 #2

You would hire government staff upaloopa Dec 2015 #10

But surely there would be far fewer staffers needed if SheilaT Dec 2015 #11

The higher costs are insurance premiums and upaloopa Dec 2015 #12

Then perhaps the vastly lower insurance premiums SheilaT Dec 2015 #22

Socialize it all. GeorgeGist Dec 2015 #4

Exactly. Kentonio Dec 2015 #6

But which version of socialized medicine do you use? mythology Dec 2015 #19

Colorado has done this to an extent with Community Health Clinics. joshcryer Dec 2015 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author GeorgeGist Dec 2015 #5

MRI = $600 for insurance same procedure $125 for out of pocket FreakinDJ Dec 2015 #7

The insurance company determines the reimbursement upaloopa Dec 2015 #8

WRONG - you charge the insurance companies MORE FreakinDJ Dec 2015 #9

I am not wrong upaloopa Dec 2015 #14

I told you it doesn't matter what we billed upaloopa Dec 2015 #17

It doesn't matter as long as you can gouge the Working Class FreakinDJ Dec 2015 #21

That is exactly what they do! When the DRG's or other cost control mechanisms Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #24

Other developed countries pay half of what we pay for better results.... Human101948 Dec 2015 #13

And recieve BETTER care FreakinDJ Dec 2015 #16

Yes...the discussion is loony... Human101948 Dec 2015 #18

the assumption handmade34 Dec 2015 #26

Upaloopa, what you describe is quite right, to the best of my knowledge rogerashton Dec 2015 #27

Thanks for your experienced post. Medicare for all is not free and I Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #28