Hmm. I have assumed that there would be large efficiencies available here, because (while there would still be paperwork) you wouldn't have the insurance company employing people to find ways to avoid paying the doctor, which leads to the doctor having to hire people to find ways to get the insurance company to pay like they're supposed to. (I literally had an insurance company that denied something like 2% of all claims every month, because many patients would just pay the doctor themselves rather than question the insurance company's rejection.) With Medicare, you shouldn't have that going on...
... until Medicare is underfunded. And, if funding comes from Congress and is therefore a political football, do you really think that it will be adequately funded?
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Hmm. I have assumed that there would be large efficiencies available here, because (while there would still be paperwork) you wouldn't have the insurance company employing people to find ways to avoid paying the doctor, which leads to the doctor having to hire people to find ways to get the insurance company to pay like they're supposed to. (I literally had an insurance company that denied something like 2% of all claims every month, because many patients would just pay the doctor themselves rather than question the insurance company's rejection.) With Medicare, you shouldn't have that going on...
... until Medicare is underfunded. And, if funding comes from Congress and is therefore a political football, do you really think that it will be adequately funded?