Comment on US Workers Are Paying High Taxes. But Without Any of the BenefitsparentComments−refurb7yThis is both for both Medicare and Medicaid (which is notorious for underpaying)[1]:In 2015, $58.7 billion in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement shortfalls and high uncompensated care costs affected hospital revenue cycles, the AHA found.[1]https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/medicaid-medicare-reim...−maxxxxx7ySo let’s raise rates by these 58.7 billion so hospitals don’t lose money. That’s small change compared to how much the country spends on medical.−refurb7yOK, then that $2T saved in the first decade ($200B per year), get significantly lowered, if the number is to be believed at all.
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This is both for both Medicare and Medicaid (which is notorious for underpaying)[1]:
In 2015, $58.7 billion in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement shortfalls and high uncompensated care costs affected hospital revenue cycles, the AHA found.
[1]https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/medicaid-medicare-reim...
So let’s raise rates by these 58.7 billion so hospitals don’t lose money. That’s small change compared to how much the country spends on medical.
OK, then that $2T saved in the first decade ($200B per year), get significantly lowered, if the number is to be believed at all.