Reply #4: In a single payer system [View All]

[Oregone]

You sons doctor would see him and call a facility to schedule an MRI. You son would walk out of the office (and not to the billing station). The doctor's secretaries would bill the visit at set rates to the system. Your son would walk into the diagnostic facility, get an MRI, and walk straight out. The facility will bill the system at set rates. The doctor will review the MRI and choose the most effective method(s) of treatment or refer him to a specialist. The doctor would consult with your son, then bill the appointment/analysis. All following treatment would be handled in the same way.

In other words, no one would ever have to call to get approval for billing, procedures, diagnostics, treatment, etc. All facilities would be guaranteed to be paid, and they can pursue any route they feel is best to perform their duties.