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Old 11-18-2009, 08:14 PM   #212
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Originally Posted by Daithi View Post
I know a little bit about medicare reimbursement rates. I work for a clinical laboratory ....

If we charged insurance companies the same that medicare reimburses us then we would be out of business in a week. What happens in practice is that the other insurance companies pay more for services than they would if medicare paid a reasonable rate.......
And this is exactly the problem. It needs to all be on a level playing field with a public option to control the costs.
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