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Right. So there will be private providers that do not participate. The same thing happens in the UK - you could visit a private hospital if you want to (and m
by alasdair_ 8y ago
Right.
So there will be private providers that do not participate.
The same thing happens in the UK - you could visit a private hospital if you want to (and many people do) but if the institution is a public-funded one then they don’t get to offer different levels of care for different people.
You can absolutely have a private, non-participating hospital or practice under the proposed plan.
- DanBC 8y ago> but if the institution is a public-funded one then they don’t get to offer different levels of care for different people. This is incorrect. Many NHS hospitals have private wings, and since Lansley there's no laws or regulations to stop hospital trusts providing basic service for all and better service for paying customers.
- zdragnar 8y agoMy situation is one of medication payment, not in-patient treatments You can bet that one of the worlds' largest drug manufacturers, and the pharmacies that provide their medications, aren't going to opt out of participating. If the bill truly makes participation all-or-nothing, I'm SOL. (US health insurance covers both treatment and medication; I'm assuming that the participation rule in this bill applies to both).