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Originally Posted by john1975
they make the money back by ordering expensive tests and/or equipment. medicare might pay slightly less than other insurance companies , but their approval rate is higher. And I beg to differ with the 'many doctors refuse to accept medicare' statement. It's not that many, and different in every state....and still they'll eventually find a doc that'll accept it.
(i know from people that work in the biz)
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Those tests are typically not ordered because they are trying to pad their pockets, they are ordered to cover their asses. In a sue-happy world, many doctors just check everything so if they are sued they can point out that they did everything they could.