re: #143 itellu3times

And part of the reason for closures is that the Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements aren’t reflective of costs for care, and that fraud is rife in the system.

In NY last year, there was nearly $260 million in recovered funds from Medicaid fraud with more than 150 convictions.

Frausters in Miami are responsible for $3 billion in Medicaid fraud annually. That kind of money adds up real quick, and would be more than adequate to resolve possible ER closures.

ER’s aren’t optimal places to receive routine health care, but you can’t claim that these people aren’t receiving care at all. That’s just an outright lie.