I thought Single Payer meant the Doctors work for the Government like in the VA System (or in Cuba).
Medicaid and Medicare Doctors “Bill” the Government for their Services, they don’t get a Paycheck signed by the U.S. or State Treasury.
Some Doctors choose to not take those Patients.
Just sayin’...
35% Tax rate...35% Unemployment rate. Sounds Tres Bien....
Well, they work for whoever pays them. In the absence of insurance...In Canada, private insurance was banned and doctors accepting other payment was a criminal act.
Medicaid and Medicare Doctors “Bill” the Government for their Services, they don’t get a Paycheck signed by the U.S. or State Treasury.
Well, that "government" check had better have somebody's signature on it.
Some Doctors choose to not take those Patients
Exactly, as they pay pennies on the dollar, often not even covering the provider's costs. They want the commercial rates paid by the carriers....while they still exist.
If you take private insurers away, make them illegal (as the RATs are desperately attempting to do) then government programs are all that will be left, and you already know how well they work.