In regard to Medicare, it has never paid even the cost of care when considering that the payments must cover not only the Doctor but also every other employee of a facility, the utilities, rent/mortgate, equipment and supplies, maintenance etc. All these things are the cost of care. Even if there is a facility fee it still does not cover all that goes into the actual visit and running the business. Medicare is also used to pay down Government debt that has nothing to do with Healthcare.
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