[goodnesswins]

Yeah...and if you are on Medicare...you can’t pay cash to a doctor outside of the system. The doc gets fined or terminated.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

if you are on Medicare...you can’t pay cash to a doctor outside of the system. The doc gets fined or terminated.

Handiwork of the thieving RAT-NAZI control freaks. This is the USA....you should be able to go to any doctor or cash-clinic you choose.

[norwaypinesavage]

"if you are on Medicare...you can’t pay cash to a doctor outside of the system. The doc gets fined or terminated."

That's not exactly true. If a doctor chooses to take NO Medicare patients, he can treat anyone he wishes, for any price he chooses. However, if he takes even one Medicare patient, and bills Medicare for it, he must then accept the Medicare rate from everyone who is on Medicare.