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Originally Posted by Swaggs
Interesting thoughts in the bolded. I take it the insurance companies like it when the government takes the chronically ill off of their hands (and, more importantly, off their books), but then complain that Medicare is going bankrupt and use it as a talking point for government inefficiency. Of course they are, they are covering all of the folks that are too old, too poor, or too risky for the private companies.
I agree about the single payer system, but I will be disappointed if a public option is not made available under this administration.
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Medicare kicks in on end stage renal disease after 36 months now I think. I do not know the reasoning behind that legislation but it really doesn't save the insurance company money. It saves the employers money.
That's what people don't get about health insurance companies. They could stop moving ESRD patients to Medicare, it wouldn't make a difference to the insurers. It keeps costs down for the plan sponsor in the long run.