November 22, 2013 at 9:32 pm
#800088
JanS
Participant
Privatized healthcare. Well, as a recent patient in a non-profit dialysis center (Northwest Kidney Center), I learned a bit about this. I had the choice of NKC, or I had the choice of going to a for profit, private company (DaVita – the one at Westwood Village). DaVita has been investigated a few times for different infractions. The one that stands out is how the defrauded Medicare, etc., by shorting the patients the amount of a certain medication to counteract anemia, and throwing out the balance, but billing for the whole amount. And therein lies the problem. The privatized companies are FOR PROFIT. They are about making money. That comes first, the patients come second. Remember that.
(And I had excellent care at NKC)