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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by YetAnotherNick on Saturday January 20, 2018 @08:19AM (#16193230)
Why don't insurance companies lead the change towards transparent pricing?
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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by ebragg09 on Monday January 22, 2018 @03:42PM (#16207730)
Because their profits are limited as a percentage of revenue (aka "they must spend x% of their revenue on patient care"), and thus there's a huge incentive for prices to go up across the board to increase their dollar amounts that don't have to be spent on patient care.
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