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Old 05-07-2017, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
Any medical provider who accepts Government subsidized insurance should be required to post their prices on a website and charge the same amount to everyone. Patients should be required to participate by paying a percentage of the cost out-of-pocket. That would bring done the cost of health care.
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Originally Posted by Radioman41 View Post
From what I understand, a provider in this situation, can charge up to 15% more than what Medicare approves.
While "prices" (this is not a grocery store) are not posted on a website, Medicare participants are paid EXACTLY the same amount from everyone. And...

A provider can "charge" whatever they want---15% more, 60% more, 500% more---but they still only get the Medicare approved amount