HHS: Obamacare coverage is reducing hospitals’ unpaid bills

Chrissy* wrote:

2seaoat wrote:Billions and more coming as it expands.....pay attention to the midterms....they were supposed to be a referendum on the ACA until Republicans gave a big oooops six months ago.....America likes it.

LOL America doesn't like it.

btw

http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/14/hospitals/index.html

and

even in California, obamacare favorability DOWN

46 percent harbor unfavorable opinions
Meanwhile, of the 1 in 5 who said they have been harmed by the law, more than half reported it led to higher costs while about 20 percent say it made it more difficult to get coverage.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/23/6730622/poll-obamacare-support-sliding.html#storylink=cpy
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/23/6730622/poll-obamacare-support-sliding.html

the same thing occurring in all states.

Why don't you think MSM is not all over it?

because its NOT GOOD

dims are NOT running on it

ppaca wrote:

Vikingwoman wrote:

Chrissy* wrote:

ppaca wrote:http://www.apapracticecentral.org/update/2014/04-10/medicare-cut.aspx

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/03/31/for-17th-time-in-11-years-congress-delays-medicare-reimbursement-cuts-as-senate-passes-doc-fix/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/14/medicare-reversed-payment-cuts-and-not-many-are-happy-about-it/

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/31/congress-passes-bill-to-stop-cut-in-payments-to-medicare-doctors/

Oh Chrissy, Chrissy, Chrissy look no Medicare cuts.

sorry there have been medicare cuts.

they were earlier

matter of afact my profession took a 55% cut in 2013 on 88305

then a 30% cut in 88342 in 2014

and many other specialties took large cuts as well

sorry mr insurance man. You just don't know either.

Hmmm!

The final 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule [released on...November 1, 2012] contains a 52 percent cut for the highest volume technical component anatomic pathology code, CPT Code 88305-TC. This reduction, which will be effective January 1, 2013, brings the payment in line with the Medicare outpatient APC payment rate for the same service. The 88305-TC has been acknowledged by most observers as being over-priced by Medicare and a reduction was expected. However, the size of the reimbursement cut is greater than most have anticipated. The professional component (CPT Code 88305-26) will be increased by two percent. Overall, Medicare reimbursement for the global 88305 anatomic pathology services will be reduced by one-third.

http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2012/11/will-in-office-pathology-labs-survive-a-medicare-rate-cut-of-tc.html

Ok I concede on this one code.

2seaoat wrote: If our health care is inferior to that of Europe, why do so many people of means, come to the US?

Sorry Steve Jobs went to Europe to get the best treatment for Endocrine cancer where they are still years ahead of America. You are living in a dream world if you do not recognize that people move in both directions seeking health care.   The ratings are not politically influenced and the average person waiting for two hours for a procedure in America only to have the wrong shots brought to the patient is reality......and this is the number one facility in radio embolization in America.....Stay healthy Mr. Markle.....do not get a look at the underbelly of the beast we call American health care.  It is broken.  What would you say if the minimum wage was twenty five bucks an hour........its ok to see in real dollars folks wages shrink, but the world stops if the 1% no longer obscenely profit on health care.

Floridatexan wrote:
The list with the problem physicians might encounter with Medicaid includes several of the same problems with insurance coverage, or lack of coverage, that existed before the passage of the PPACA.  Non-compliant patient?  That could be ANY patient, covered or not...