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Originally Posted by Guest
It’s an old claim and an old figure. The law does reduce Medicare spending, but not in the way Huckabee, and others suggest. The Affordable Care Act aims to cut future Medicare costs by reducing payments to private insurers and hospitals, not beneficiaries, though this could indirectly squeeze beneficiaries.
And, speaking of "may, might, could, possibly" those are the same words involved with people who claim that money was "stolen" from Medicare for Medicaid. Hmmm, the irony of your claim is overwhelming.....
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This is not a "may, might, could, possibly" situation - it is already happening. I work at and know of many places that do not accept Medicare as payment. Some places will bill Medicare for you (in other words, do the paperwork), but you must pay upfront for services rendered, then accept what Medicare is willing to reimburse you for that service. This has been going on for some time now and has only been exacerbated by the passing of the ACA.