Comments on: Is Medicaid Really Better than Private Insurance?

By: Yoga

Yoga — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:43:41 +0000

Many people think that yoga is just stretching. But while stretching is certainly involved, yoga is really about creating balance in the body and mind and encourages both strength and flexibility. Yoga is done through the performance of poses or postures- each of which has specific physical and mental benefits. Yoga never gets boring. The poses can be done quickly in session, creating heat in the body through movement or more slowly to increase the stamina and perfect the alignment of the pose. The poses are a constant, but the approach to them varies depending on the tradition on which the yogi practitioner or teacher has trained. A practitioner of yoga is called yogi… more>>>/yoga

By: John Greene

John Greene — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:13:15 +0000

If they paid the same as private plans, there would be less cost shifting that is for sure. Insurance rates in the private sector would level off. As long as the government see fit to short change providers, private payers will increasingly have to cover their shortfalls.

By: Ian Random

Ian Random — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:53:13 +0000

You should note that those private medicaid administrators pay above the usual reimbursement rate otherwise providers wouldn’t participate.