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MrHodja
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Simply Unsustainable
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8/24/2018 9:25:36 PM
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So a lot of you know I spent my first career in the Air Force, retiring after a little over 22years of service. Therefore as most of you also know I am eligible for Tricare (a part of the package that convinced a lot of us to stay the course for a career). I also have enough sunrises under my belt to qualify for Medicare. Rarely does a provider even ask for a copay.
Here is the rub. I had an MRI back in June and got my Tricare Explanation of Benefits today. I should be elated that the "Amount you owe" said $0.00, and I am grateful for that. However, the hospital bill was $2003.45. Medicare paid $152.06. Tricare paid $38.80. I am sorry, but there is no way the hospital came anywhere close to breaking even with a paltry $190.86.
This simply is unsustainable. That hospital can't continue offering MRI services with reimbursement at such a paltry rate. Then what do we do?
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