We just received notice that Legacy Health and Regence MedAdvantage have so far failed to reach agreement on continuing their contract so that we will not have access to the network of doctors closest to us and who know us best. Legacy’s letter to us puts us in the middle of the conflict between these two companies. That should never happen.
When people sign onto a Medicare program, including Medicare “Advantage,” they are a member of that program for a full year. The decision to choose that insurance involves making sure that all of your doctors and local health facilities are in network, otherwise you can face out of network, higher costs at your time of need.
But the way the calamity of our healthcare system is structured today, the responsible parties point fingers at each other, and hospitals and healthcare facilities are understaffed while dedicated medical professionals labor under relentless workloads. In this underfunded and understaffed system that is profit-based, monies are siphoned off to top executives and investors, so everyone suffers, including patients.
Medicare was established as a safety net providing medical care to elderly and disabled people. Because of political opposition gained through corruption, it is underfunded, so it underpays medical providers and their healthcare settings. When I was a provider who accepted Medicare I was overwhelmed by more people than I could treat. People who can pay a little more for access to medical care are offered the privatized Medicare "Advantage" system organized under huge insurance companies. These companies pay providers a bit more while the Medicare safety net is kept uncompetitive.
Universal healthcare is the way to go, to take the corruption out of the system and adequately monitor expenses so people don’t profit from others’ difficulties. it is time that we mount the political will to make this happen!
Thank you, Alan!
We just received notice that Legacy Health and Regence MedAdvantage have so far failed to reach agreement on continuing their contract so that we will not have access to the network of doctors closest to us and who know us best. Legacy’s letter to us puts us in the middle of the conflict between these two companies. That should never happen.
When people sign onto a Medicare program, including Medicare “Advantage,” they are a member of that program for a full year. The decision to choose that insurance involves making sure that all of your doctors and local health facilities are in network, otherwise you can face out of network, higher costs at your time of need.
But the way the calamity of our healthcare system is structured today, the responsible parties point fingers at each other, and hospitals and healthcare facilities are understaffed while dedicated medical professionals labor under relentless workloads. In this underfunded and understaffed system that is profit-based, monies are siphoned off to top executives and investors, so everyone suffers, including patients.
Medicare was established as a safety net providing medical care to elderly and disabled people. Because of political opposition gained through corruption, it is underfunded, so it underpays medical providers and their healthcare settings. When I was a provider who accepted Medicare I was overwhelmed by more people than I could treat. People who can pay a little more for access to medical care are offered the privatized Medicare "Advantage" system organized under huge insurance companies. These companies pay providers a bit more while the Medicare safety net is kept uncompetitive.
Universal healthcare is the way to go, to take the corruption out of the system and adequately monitor expenses so people don’t profit from others’ difficulties. it is time that we mount the political will to make this happen!