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457. Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All?
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 00:53:28
Publish Date: 2021-04-08 03:00:00
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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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