No. of Recommendations: 3
This is the part that caught my eye and I was looking to see if there was something that we consider healthcare that they consider welfare, like end of life home care
From the net sifter:
In France, end-of-life care falls squarely under the healthcare system (part of Protection Sociale), legally guaranteed as a patient's right to a dignified end and relief from suffering, covered by social security and focused on palliative approaches like sedation and treatment withdrawal, rather than being classified as welfare. It's managed within the universal health insurance framework, emphasizing medical support and dignity, not just financial aid
You saw the bit I posted on "Policy" about the CEO of the software company? Apparently, his software generated fake doctor billings, to bilk insurance companies, for about $1B. But he's small fry, unlike the frauds by HCA and Tenet, so he's going to the slammer for 15 years, instead of getting off scot-free, like the hospital CEOs.
It's too large just to accept it without looking for mistakes. Somebody would have written about this by now.
That's the natural impulse, because the numbers are so huge. Why no-one writes about it? Well, they do, when it's Medicare being bilked. But the private insurance companies don't want it publicized, because it would upset shareholders at their breakfast: "You idiots are so sloppy, in spite of the hoops you jump honest customers through, that you get scammed for Billions every year?"
Steve
