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JB
of Belfast, ME
Jul 25, 2008 11:07 AM
If Dirigo has been saving so much in health costs, how come my insurance premiums are going up 8% this year? I shudder to think what the increase would have been if they'd saved more than $150 million!report abuseRobert Bizier
of albion, ME
Jul 25, 2008 8:48 AM
That's about $10,000 per victim, oh, I mean, er, okay, victim. Why, Dirigo must not have any cost associated with it. Why do we never hear what the spending per person is? The only way they could be saving this much is if their clients were high risk, drug users, etc.report abuseKimber45
of Randolph, ME
How long before the next Boston Tea Party?
How long before the next revolution begins?
It's time for some drastic changes in Maine, period.report abuse
Jul 25, 2008 6:01 AM
How long will it take before Maine residents get sick of our current "state leaders" and the way they're ruining this state?
How long before the next Boston Tea Party?
How long before the next revolution begins?
It's time for some drastic changes in Maine, period.report abuse
Biddy
of Arundel, ME
One would expect any budget to be able to absorb 10-15% in charge loss.
The bottom line in all this is that medical inflation always exceeds the CPI by MANY percentage points. Any insurance whether it be Government or Commercial cannot meet that inflation level on a year to year basis.
Ironically after President Clinton proposed broad reforms to health insurance health inflation shrank dramatically. Our pharmaceutical prices are the highest in the world, we have the highest technology costs and people are living much longer. We need cost containment as much as we need insurance reforms.report abuse
Jul 24, 2008 9:25 PM
Iwonder. Medicare pays 90 cents on the dollar of charged cost while Medicaid pays about 85 cents. It's an issue but the declining amount of payments by commercial insurers are also an issue. Add to that potential losses in the tens of thousands for charity care to uninsured patients and the system is in trouble.
One would expect any budget to be able to absorb 10-15% in charge loss.
The bottom line in all this is that medical inflation always exceeds the CPI by MANY percentage points. Any insurance whether it be Government or Commercial cannot meet that inflation level on a year to year basis.
Ironically after President Clinton proposed broad reforms to health insurance health inflation shrank dramatically. Our pharmaceutical prices are the highest in the world, we have the highest technology costs and people are living much longer. We need cost containment as much as we need insurance reforms.report abuse
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