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Orangepeel

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10. Private insurance companies administer medicare
Sun Jan 17, 2016, 11:45 PM
Jan 2016

Since the beginning of the Medicare program, CMS has contracted with private insurance companies to operate as intermediaries between the government and medical providers. Contracted processes include claims and payment processing, call center services, clinician enrollment, and fraud investigation.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)#Administration

He's getting rid of the Vampiric private insurance component, not taking away anything else. nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #1
My guess is that that some insurance companies TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #3
perhaps, I'd like to learn more about whether Bernie's plan requires that or not. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #19
I'm on Medicare too TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #25
Yah, mine went up under ACA too, which I didn't like and cannot afford, but still 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #34
The ACA is private insurance? Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #2
The non very poor part. Yes. PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #5
DU Rec. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #4
K&R mcar Jan 2016 #6
My ACA insurance is medicaid. PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #7
Wasn't the ACA billed as a stepping stone to single-payer? TCJ70 Jan 2016 #8
Because it would mean the h didn't have a real issue to be against. artislife Jan 2016 #31
Yes. It replaces the half baked ACA. Warren Stupidity Jan 2016 #9
Private insurance companies administer medicare Orangepeel Jan 2016 #10
No sorry you're wrong, its called Medicare advantage, a private insurance SUPPLIMENT to Medicare. litlbilly Jan 2016 #15
I'm not wrong. CMS outsources some administrative functions to insurance companies Orangepeel Jan 2016 #16
blablablabla.... litlbilly Jan 2016 #17
Administrative functions is not the same as owning and running the system Armstead Jan 2016 #28
No, but it means that insurance companies probably wouldn't go away Orangepeel Jan 2016 #35
Yes the ACA is an improvement over what we had, but we can do far better. JRLeft Jan 2016 #11
you think? 6 or 7k decuctable, copays, still a giveaway to the drug and insurance companies. litlbilly Jan 2016 #20
No he is in fact going after Single Payer, which is healthcare. Better healthcare than Autumn Jan 2016 #12
Um what? That is not the ACA LittleBlue Jan 2016 #13
Partly. KentuckyWoman Jan 2016 #14
He's getting rid of the insurance GREEDY VULTURES. in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #18
We dont need health insurance, we all need healthcare. dont need the greedy middlemen at all litlbilly Jan 2016 #22
That's what I meant. in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #24
I think we didnt notice that much say in the 70s because it was fairly cheap then. NOw, not so much. litlbilly Jan 2016 #26
Good point mvd Jan 2016 #27
Or you could easily argue Sanders wants Obamacare Jarqui Jan 2016 #21
Or, just add the public option into medicare. then the insurance companies would just go away, they litlbilly Jan 2016 #23
Great way to turn it around! nt. artislife Jan 2016 #32
I will put you down as a fan of keeping the 29 million who now don't have access to health care Kalidurga Jan 2016 #29
That is pretty much a defining line, with the poorest Americans very clearly defined. Some people.. ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #37
Yes I know Kalidurga Jan 2016 #38
and good riddence to private insurers and for-profit health care.... mike_c Jan 2016 #30
All the benefits of ACA will stay like no preexisting conditions, kids to 26, etc. This is how... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #33
He's getting rid of the private insurance companies in the ACA and moving the administration of it valerief Jan 2016 #36
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