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Silent Type

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13. Actually it's pretty close, especially when you realize of the 9.8 % of claims originally denied by private insurers,

Reply to Dave says (Reply #12)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:41 PM

Dec 5

83% are overturned as soon as doctor sends in additional info; many denials are we won’t approve 14 therapy visits but will approve 10 now and maybe more when you provide info on progress near end of 10 encounters; we will not pay for the expensive advertised drugs until you have tried cheaper drugs that are effective 99% of time or your doc tells us why you are special; doctors do cheat and they are less likely to go to jail than under Medicare/Medicaid so the fudge even more; etc.

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The police are looking for the wrong murderer [View all] Mr.WeRP Dec 5 OP

Who do the police "protect & serve"? Well, you got the answer right there... RockRaven Dec 5 #1

From a DA Levy poem from the sixties Dave says Dec 5 #9

Better go after CMS/Medicare/Medicaid/Tricare too. They deny care also. But wait until Kennedy takes over. Silent Type Dec 5 #2

They don't make blood money from it though Mr.WeRP Dec 5 #3

The difference is the amount of money EdmondDantes_ Dec 5 #7

Purity is hard on both sides Mr.WeRP Dec 5 #10

I read that the overhead for Medicare is 3%. 3Hotdogs Dec 5 #22

Still gets denied. Spin it how you like. Silent Type Dec 5 #8

Post removed Post removed Dec 5 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Dave says Dec 5 #6

There is quite the difference! Dave says Dec 5 #12

Actually it's pretty close, especially when you realize of the 9.8 % of claims originally denied by private insurers, Silent Type Dec 5 #13

Uh huh Dave says Dec 5 #14

Do they deny claims for profit? choie Dec 5 #27

They deny claims that don't meet governmental guidelines to keep from wasting money that could Silent Type Dec 5 #28

The majority of providers are not fraudsters. choie Dec 7 #41

Medicare is fine. NoRethugFriends Dec 6 #34

Good. Glad it works for you. I'm on traditional Medicare too but may be forced to take Silent Type Dec 6 #35

Are there warrants? Indictments? TheProle Dec 5 #4

Just tax them to death Farmer-Rick Dec 5 #20

the "rule of law" isn't just trash to repukes these days Skittles Dec 5 #24

He looks between 20 and 80. White male or light skinned ethnicity. Male, possibly female or nonbinary. Hellbound Hellhound Dec 5 #5

I'd Be On The Lookout For Someone Who Looks Like Those Pics... smb Dec 5 #16

Unfortunately, the only way to get a vision plan is through private insurers. Original Medicare Silent Type Dec 6 #29

You can sit over here next me, Hellhound Amanita Pantherina Dec 6 #39

It's a tragedy when a person of wealth and power is killed like Thompson was, but a statistic when people neverforget Dec 5 #15

Now is not the time for any practical solutions... Omnipresent Dec 5 #17

Class action and antitrust lawsuits against medical insurance executives, investors and investment bankers PufPuf23 Dec 5 #18

Your solution is useless. 3Hotdogs Dec 5 #23

Realize that the opinion is a dream of what should be. PufPuf23 Dec 5 #25

the entire premise of Medicare "Advantage" is they profit the more they deny care Skittles Dec 5 #26

If you've got a case where a patient died or was permanently injured from a denial, you'd have a good suit. Silent Type Dec 6 #30

Killing in the name of profit Bettie Dec 5 #19

No. Because that kind of murder is legal. ColinC Dec 5 #21

Time for prison for CORPORATE PERSONHOOD. Bluethroughu Dec 6 #31

whoa... brilliant! thank you! bluboid Dec 6 #32

We mustn't forget the biggest murderer of all DENVERPOPS Dec 6 #33

I'm not surprised this happened. MadMike47 Dec 6 #36

I pray for that guy. Fuck this shit. Klarkashton Dec 6 #37

Some murders are legal BWdem4life Dec 6 #38

They shouldn't be looking for the killer? NT Patton French Dec 7 #40

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