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Re:Direct Primary Care by ci5er on Monday January 09, 2017 @10:02PM (#13362195)
Medicare negotiates a MFN clause, so they are - out of the gate - at the lowest rate any clinic ever charges, with no eye towards profitability.

Because it's well known in healthcare economics (or at least finance/administration) I thought the ~7% aggregate number would be widely published and that I'd be able to quickly find a link for you. For reasons I don't understand - it is not - but here is a link that has a chart/graph from Davita that talks about the phenomenon (in micro, not macro):

  - http://www.rationalwalk.com/?p=14802

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