07-19-2007, 03:00 AM
Pete - where did you get the 3 percent number for overhead on Medicaid? My wife is a medicaid dentist and the administration tells her that their overhead takes more than 70 cents from each dollar - less than 30 cents goes to actual treatment.
This isn't a verified statistic, and it may be wrong. But I would be amazed if they could cover overhead for 3 percent. Again, this isn't based on statistics, but I don't know of anything the government runs that efficiently, outside of running in circles.
Does anyone know how to verify mediciad numbers?
Also, I heard they have universal health care in Massachusetts now, and the wheels didn't seem to fall off the cart there. I don't know details on the plan, though. It might not be completely universal coverage.
I'll look into that plan and will let you know what I find.
I found an employer who provides reasonably priced health care. And my contract with this firm runs out in 184 days. It sucks to already be calculating how much the payment will jump when I go COBRA.
This isn't a verified statistic, and it may be wrong. But I would be amazed if they could cover overhead for 3 percent. Again, this isn't based on statistics, but I don't know of anything the government runs that efficiently, outside of running in circles.
Does anyone know how to verify mediciad numbers?
Also, I heard they have universal health care in Massachusetts now, and the wheels didn't seem to fall off the cart there. I don't know details on the plan, though. It might not be completely universal coverage.
I'll look into that plan and will let you know what I find.
I found an employer who provides reasonably priced health care. And my contract with this firm runs out in 184 days. It sucks to already be calculating how much the payment will jump when I go COBRA.