Comments on: How Efficient is Medicaid? http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 10:44:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bruce http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-67617 Bruce Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:50:36 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11325#comment-67617 The answer to your question is: It's not efficient at all. The answer to your question is: It’s not efficient at all.

]]> By: Virginia http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-67607 Virginia Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:28:44 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11325#comment-67607 A friend of mine had a collection agency after him for months because someone incorrectly coded his insurance information during a hospital visit. Had it been caught at that time, it would have been easily fixed. But, they didn't call him until a year later, after he had switched insurance plans. He finally got it cleared up, but the overall result was a tremendous time suck and a very stressful situation. It seems to me that if medication errors were as high as billing errors, we would be beating our heads on the desk trying to figure out a better solution. Errors, after all, can be a sign of system inefficiency. A friend of mine had a collection agency after him for months because someone incorrectly coded his insurance information during a hospital visit. Had it been caught at that time, it would have been easily fixed.

But, they didn’t call him until a year later, after he had switched insurance plans. He finally got it cleared up, but the overall result was a tremendous time suck and a very stressful situation.

It seems to me that if medication errors were as high as billing errors, we would be beating our heads on the desk trying to figure out a better solution. Errors, after all, can be a sign of system inefficiency.

]]> By: Vicki http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-67603 Vicki Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:58:16 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11325#comment-67603 I think this is scandalous. More peole ought to know about it. I think this is scandalous. More peole ought to know about it.

]]> By: Larry C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-67598 Larry C. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:56:16 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11325#comment-67598 This chart says a lot. Apparently, ObamaCare means moving 16 million people into what is probably the most error prone, poorly managed insurance plan in the country. This chart says a lot. Apparently, ObamaCare means moving 16 million people into what is probably the most error prone, poorly managed insurance plan in the country.

]]> By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-67587 Devon Herrick Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:11:50 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11325#comment-67587 Just over half of Medicaid claims (at least in Colorado) contain errors. Medicaid is already rife with graft and abuse -- I wonder which party the errors favor? In New York State, for example, the state uses Medicaid as an economic development fund. The state all but encourages abusive claims, knowing the federal government will match dollar-for-dollar the amounts used to fund inefficient hospitals (that employ union workers), school health programs and clinics. Federal matching funds are almost like a 50% off sale when rewarding favored health care provider constituents. Just over half of Medicaid claims (at least in Colorado) contain errors. Medicaid is already rife with graft and abuse — I wonder which party the errors favor? In New York State, for example, the state uses Medicaid as an economic development fund. The state all but encourages abusive claims, knowing the federal government will match dollar-for-dollar the amounts used to fund inefficient hospitals (that employ union workers), school health programs and clinics. Federal matching funds are almost like a 50% off sale when rewarding favored health care provider constituents.

]]> By: Paul H. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-67585 Paul H. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:02:09 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11325#comment-67585 The administration also never mentions Medicaid rescissions, which are far worse than private sector rescissions. The administration also never mentions Medicaid rescissions, which are far worse than private sector rescissions.

]]> By: Joe S. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-67584 Joe S. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:50:11 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11325#comment-67584 Also, when Obama and Orszag et. al. talk about waste in the system they almost never mention Medicaid. Or that they are going to be moving people from less wasteful to more wasteful health insurance as part of their reform. Also, when Obama and Orszag et. al. talk about waste in the system they almost never mention Medicaid. Or that they are going to be moving people from less wasteful to more wasteful health insurance as part of their reform.

]]> By: Tom H. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/how-efficient-is-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-67583 Tom H. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:46:55 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11325#comment-67583 This is all rather amazing. Particularly when you consider that more than half of the newly insured are going to be pushed into Medicaid. This is all rather amazing. Particularly when you consider that more than half of the newly insured are going to be pushed into Medicaid.

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