I don’t understand this. What’s the difference between someone who is signed up for Medicare, and someone who shows up poor at the hospital, unsigned, and gets free care that is paid for by Medicaid?
Since so few doctors will accept Medicaid for regular health maintenance and the appointment waits are so long, the degree of health maintenance and prevention it will provide is minimal. What is the change, and what is the difference in cost?
The ones that show up with no Medicaid, no money and no notice ‘emergencies’ have to be treated to the extent that the ‘emergency’ is stabilized. Nothing more. Medicaids are more problematic because they can be longer term patients.
Coming soon to a Democrat Agenda near you will be the "Doctors Are Required to Support Medicaid or Lose Their Licence" bill.
Guaranteed.
An added bonus: Chief Justice Roberts will rule that this is just a "Tax" not a threat or a punishment or even a new form of Palin-like slavery.
I don’t understand this. What’s the difference between someone who is signed up for Medicare, and someone who shows up poor at the hospital, unsigned, and gets free care that is paid for by Medicaid?
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difference
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Medicare patients pay a monthly premium, deductibles and 20% co-pays.
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medicaid patients pay nothing
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big differences
If you are on medicare you do not pay it back with your assets, If you are on Medicaid you do pay it back with your assets. Medicaid is not insurance, it is welfare and it is paid back with assets.
Therefore all the people who signed up for Medicaid, ensured that they would give their assets over to the government if they need medical care. And that is how it will be paid.