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by marriedWpt 2338 days ago
Medicare isn't one gigantic entity though.

You get a Medicare provider, with an insurance company that you work with.

Yeah there's lots of layers of bureaucracy.

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> Medicare isn't one gigantic entity though.

Correct

> You get a Medicare provider, with an insurance company that you work with.

Well, no, the majority of Medicare patients still receive their inpatient and outpatient benefits through Medicare. A (growing) minority receive their Medicare benefits through a private insurer.