Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All? (Ep. 457)
April 7, 2021 @ 11:00pm Listen now:
Kidney failure is such a catastrophic (and expensive) disease that Medicare covers treatment for anyone, regardless of age. Since Medicare reimbursement rates are fairly low, the dialysis industry had to find a way to tweak the system if they wanted to make big profits. They succeeded.
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On last week’s episode, we asked whether the U.S. healthcare system is really as messed up as people think.
Zack COOPER: Oh, I think absolutely the U.S. health system is as messed up as people think it is, probably more so.