Name:   MrHodja - Subject:   Simply Unsustainable Date:   8/24/2018 9:25:36 PM

So a lot of you know I spent my first career in the Air Force, retiring after a little over 22years of service.  Therefore as most of you also know I am eligible for Tricare (a part of the package that convinced a lot of us to stay the course for a career).  I also have enough sunrises under my belt to qualify for Medicare.  Rarely does a provider even ask for a copay.

Here is the rub.  I had an MRI back in June and got my Tricare Explanation of Benefits today.  I should be elated that the "Amount you owe" said $0.00, and I am grateful for that.  However, the hospital bill was $2003.45.  Medicare paid $152.06.  Tricare paid $38.80.  I am sorry, but there is no way the hospital came anywhere close to breaking even with a paltry $190.86.

This simply is unsustainable.  That hospital can't continue offering MRI services with reimbursement at such a paltry rate.  Then what do we do?