Medicare 101 Nov 28, 2003 8:18:15 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by RS Davis on Nov 28, 2003 8:18:15 GMT -5 [glow=red,2,300]Jon Dougherty Wrote:[/glow]See if this vicious Medicare circle has a ring of familiarity. When Washington has a few bad fiscal years and can no longer afford to pay the prices asked by providers of health-care services, the government will do what it has always done: It will simply cut back on those payments, leaving doctors and hospitals in the financial lurch. In exchange, those providers will have to raise prices in order to make up for their losses, which means additional costs the government still won't cover. This is what has been going on with Medicare for years. - Rick
