Oh, I did times 3 instead of 21 days.
Yikes, I making simple math mistakes these days.
Yeah, I think that’s easily enough to break the system.
Good cache.
Medicare sometimes rolls out retroactive adjustments that providers like hospitals just can’t argue with.
Insurance companies usually have a hard rate that was negotiated in advance.
Uninsured get hit with the full charges which vary by hospital. Most will go bankrupt if they get it.
Hospitals that are currently in financial trouble due to indigent care will go under. Hospitals with enough insured patients will do fine.
Medical insurers, I think are going to take it on the chin.
I would not be surprised to see the fed govt end up paying for a lot of this to prevent wholesale financial collapse of hospitals and insurance companies. It would be the right thing to do. You simply cannot plan for the day the black swan flies in and lands in your lake.