re: #158 lawhawk

Sure, they’d countenance fraud, if the cost of getting rid of the fraud is higher than the cost of enduring the fraud. In addition, you’re overlooking that some of the fraud-prevention techniques of the private insurers AND the public insurers deny coverage to those who should rightfully get it.

I’m pointing out you have no actual basis for your claim there’s more fraud in Medicare than in private insurance, since private insurance is not transparent. I fully think that Medicare/Medicaid fraud is a huge problem and needs to be addressed; that doesn’t mean, in any way, that private insurance is necessarily better in its approach to fraud.