I am now on Medicare for 13 years, and when I see how little Medicare pays of the billed amount, I am shocked any doctor’s or hospitals even want to see my face. Recent example: minor surgery in doctors office billed at $2500, Medicare paid $700.
Out of curiosity, what was the surgery for? $2500 doesn’t seem to be minor.
Want to know what really gets me about all of that?
What would they pay and how much money would be available, if millions of illegals weren’t dibbing into the system?
My dad passed away from cancer some years ago from mesothelioma. I don’t know what his bills were, but they were steep. He was part of the asbestos lawsuits at the time of his death. When they found that out, they tried to get the money back. The law firm handled all of that and it’s now done with.
So...If Medicaid was going to come after any money he got in the lawsuit, why did he pay into the system for so long? If they wanted his money, that bad, then reimburse him for everything that he paid into the system for all those decades and let him pay his own bills. They took his money, by force, for all the years he worked. And then tried to take even more after his death.
They system is so screwed up, it’s amazing. But, the fraud, waste, abuse and payouts to illegals, refugees, etc has to stop.
And, hats off to the doctors that are still willing to provide services for those that rely on it. They know they’re getting screwed but they do it anyway.