From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 25-Apr-15 21:27, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
   >> On 24-Apr-15 14:11, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>> That's a hell of a lot of cost shifting. Any medical provider   
   >>> accepting Medicare must accept Medicaid. My state tends to be   
   >>> years behind in paying providers. You're not acknowledging   
   >>> reality even when the patient is receiving socialized medicine.   
   >>   
   >> And why do we have Medicare, Medicaid, etc.?  Because as a society,   
   >> we accept that we have a moral obligation to provide certain   
   >> services to those who are unable to provide them for themselves, in   
   >> particular the elderly, the disabled and children. . . .   
   >   
   > You may have noticed that Medicare isn't means tested, so that's   
   > simply not true.   
      
   And why do we have Medicare in the first place?  Private insurance for   
   seniors was so expensive (if available at all) that virtually none of   
   them could afford it.  The cost of means testing would be higher than   
   the savings from denying coverage, just as we've seen recently in states   
   requiring drug testing for welfare benefits, so it is a net savings to   
   just offer it to everyone.   
      
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