Comments on: Who pays more of their ED bill: the uninsured, or Medicaid? http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chuck McKay http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8505 Chuck McKay Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:26:21 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8505 People who can use the "my insurance/Medicare will pay for this" excuse can rationalize that they're not deadbeats. That's more difficult when you don't have anyone to shift the responsibility to. People who can use the “my insurance/Medicare will pay for this” excuse can rationalize that they’re not deadbeats. That’s more difficult when you don’t have anyone to shift the responsibility to.

]]> By: Health Care BS » Blog Archive » Government Price Controls Strike Again http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8373 Health Care BS » Blog Archive » Government Price Controls Strike Again Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:03:33 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8373 [...] one really need to ask, as GruntDoc suggests, “why EDs are closing”? The below-cost-reimbursement hospitals receive for the [...] [...] one really need to ask, as GruntDoc suggests, “why EDs are closing”? The below-cost-reimbursement hospitals receive for the [...]

]]> By: etotheipi http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8367 etotheipi Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:25:13 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8367 Shadowfax is dead wrong or at least needs a new billing company. These numbers are right on for our uninsured population - and I work in a relatively 'poor' community. Your collections agency should be fired. Shadowfax is dead wrong or at least needs a new billing company. These numbers are right on for our uninsured population – and I work in a relatively ‘poor’ community. Your collections agency should be fired.

]]> By: Shadowfax http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8359 Shadowfax Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:20:27 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8359 That study is crap. Complete and utter crap. Medicare barely pays 35% of their bills, let alone unfunded or medicaid patients. Of course, it depends what your charge master is at. Our charge master is at about the 65%ile according to Ingenix data, and I can expect a solid $0.35 per dollar billed on Medicare patients, $0.23 per dollar billed on medicaid patients, and $0.07 per dollar on uninsured patients. I'd like to have uninsured patients who paid 35%! I'll have to read the study to better critique it... That study is crap. Complete and utter crap. Medicare barely pays 35% of their bills, let alone unfunded or medicaid patients.

Of course, it depends what your charge master is at.

Our charge master is at about the 65%ile according to Ingenix data, and I can expect a solid $0.35 per dollar billed on Medicare patients, $0.23 per dollar billed on medicaid patients, and $0.07 per dollar on uninsured patients.

I’d like to have uninsured patients who paid 35%!

I’ll have to read the study to better critique it…

]]> By: GruntDoc http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8357 GruntDoc Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:34:41 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8357 Walk away from what? Walk away from what?

]]> By: 911doc http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8356 911doc Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:22:41 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8356 great couple of finds with these articles. when do we walk away? great couple of finds with these articles. when do we walk away?

]]> By: GruntDoc http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8355 GruntDoc Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:12:05 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8355 Paying less isn't working. Paying less isn’t working.

]]> By: Greg P http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8354 Greg P Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:46:25 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8354 This is what needs to happen, until a sensible solution is found. Paying more is not the answer. This is what needs to happen, until a sensible solution is found. Paying more is not the answer.

]]> By: The Happy Hospitalist http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html/comment-page-1#comment-8349 The Happy Hospitalist Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:54:35 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/11/who-pays-more-of-their-ed-bill-the-uninsured-or-medicaid.html#comment-8349 I see this everyday. FREE=MORE, and that will always be the case. I see this everyday.

FREE=MORE, and that will always be the case.

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