Kinda limits the ol'
'free to choose the doctor of my choice' mantra
Medicare's highest denials are coded:
*Claim/service lacks information which is needed for adjudication.
*Claim not covered by this payer/contractor. You must send the claim to the correct payer/contractor.
People/providers don't fill out claims correctly or are confused on where and to whom to send them to. A single payer system has only ONE place to send the claim.
Oh...
Gallup shows that private vs. Medicare satisfaction pretty much even over the last several years.
Rating Public and Private Health Insurance - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com
If you go back to the OP article and read the interview linked, you can see clearly "exactly what this guy wants".
In the interview he is talking about how to use CER (Comparative Effectiveness Research) to reduce ineffective and costly medical treatments. Isn't that what we're after, lowering medical costs?
Here's that particular Q&A.
Sounds like he's looking after tax payer money.
Unless someone can figure out how to pay for every procedure for everyone for any reason, somebody has to make a hard decision. And no I wouldn't rather have a private executive, with his year end bonus on the line, making that decision.
Right or wrong, why is it all of a sudden an issue when it's spoken of by a democrat, when it has been going on all along?