Comments on: MEDICARE DEPLOYS ITS FLYING MONKEYS http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:30:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: wakalix » Blog Archive » “Universal” Health Care Kills http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/#comment-60848 wakalix » Blog Archive » “Universal” Health Care Kills Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:25:24 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/#comment-60848 [...] ABC News reports that “Medicare rules bar cancer drugs for patients,” including the privately-insured. As the population ages and Medicare costs continue to increase, Medicare may further restrict patients and doctors. [...] […] ABC News reports that “Medicare rules bar cancer drugs for patients,” including the privately-insured. As the population ages and Medicare costs continue to increase, Medicare may further restrict patients and doctors. […]

]]> By: The Covert Rationing Blog » Blog Archive » How to Invest in the New Medicare Audits http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/#comment-58788 The Covert Rationing Blog » Blog Archive » How to Invest in the New Medicare Audits Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:36:43 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/#comment-58788 [...] bloggers (including DB and Catron) have commented on the recent unleashing of Medicare’s “Recovery Audit [...] […] bloggers (including DB and Catron) have commented on the recent unleashing of Medicare’s “Recovery Audit […]

]]> By: SmartDoc http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/#comment-58531 SmartDoc Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:51:30 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/#comment-58531 The whole post hoc private Medicare audit business is a highly lucrative criminal operation. All the way up to characters like Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who personally profits big time from her ownership of one of the shady audit companies. The insider political class of Ms Feinstein and her crooked cronies makes vast wealth for themselves. Patients and doctors suffer. Reference: Medicare audits spark protest that nudges Feinstein By David Whitney - Sacramento Bee Washington Bureau Saturday, May 19, 2007 http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/185989.html The whole post hoc private Medicare audit business is a highly lucrative criminal operation.

All the way up to characters like Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who personally profits big time from her ownership of one of the shady audit companies.

The insider political class of Ms Feinstein and her crooked cronies makes vast wealth for themselves. Patients and doctors suffer.

Reference: Medicare audits spark protest that nudges Feinstein
By David Whitney - Sacramento Bee Washington Bureau Saturday, May 19, 2007

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/185989.html

]]> By: Joe C. http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/#comment-58202 Joe C. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:16:36 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/10/medicare-deploys-its-flying-monkeys/#comment-58202 Doing such audits post hoc is really creepy. Why not just focus on reducing overpayment in current claims? Why is health care such a target for the government? Most other industries are becoming increasingly deregulated. Could you imagine how bizarre it would look if the government proposed a takeover of the telecom infrastructure? You expect that sort of thing from such upstanding leaders such as Hugo Chavez, but not here. Doing such audits post hoc is really creepy. Why not just focus on reducing overpayment in current claims?

Why is health care such a target for the government? Most other industries are becoming increasingly deregulated. Could you imagine how bizarre it would look if the government proposed a takeover of the telecom infrastructure? You expect that sort of thing from such upstanding leaders such as Hugo Chavez, but not here.

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