The VA made this transition in the 1990s and saved enough money to increase, by milllions, the number of lower priority Veterans enrolled for care at no major cost increases.
MEDICARE SHOULD BE PRIMARY CARE BASED. SUCCESS SHOULD BE PREVENTING THE NEED FOR HOSPITALIZATION, NOT JUST PAYING FOR IT. MEDICARE/MEDICAID PAY 60% OF THE 40% OF HEALTH CARE COSTS THAT TREAT 10% OF AMERICANS IN HOSPITALS.
