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I don't know about Doc's charging more to patients with regular health care than they do Medicare/Medicaid patients. I have heard of sliding scales based on what you are able to pay. I see this more in rural clinics whose purpose is to provide care for folks far away from any other medical care. I do know that if you are a M/M patient, its next to impossible to find a GP or an internist who will take you. Currently, I am forced to drive out of town to the nearest rural clinic to recieve care. It is almost my understanding that Medicare patients may be faced with a horrendous bill which is then reduced by some formula when the payment is made to Medicare.
Frankly, I'll trade you places. I'd much prefer to have an income that makes me shell out for private insurance costs, rather than be so poverty stricken that I must rely on the M/M.
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