Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company
by blendo on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @10:42AM
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From ehealthinsurance.com:
Kaiser Permanente is composed of Kaiser Foundation Health Plans (nonprofit, public-benefit corporations), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (a nonprofit, public-benefit corporation), and the Permanente Medical Groups (for-profit professional organizations).
Our family have been members for over 20 years. I'd rate their health care as "good", but the real benefit is that we have NEVER had a billing dispute, because almost NOTHING is "out of network". On the rare occasions we've needed non-Kaiser health care (such as ER visits while traveling), we just give the bill to Kaiser, and they take it from there.
When the insurer owns the hospitals and contracts all the doctors, customer billing is almost friction-free.
Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company
by saltcured on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @08:30PM
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Not only that, but Kaiser Permanente was formed for similar reasons. It was to provide healthcare for the employees of the Kaiser shipyards, a major industrial employer.
Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company
by pbreit on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @12:31PM
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I would think the actual care would be the highest priority for most people. These companies are so closely watched that billing disputes are extremely rare.
Our family have been members for over 20 years. I'd rate their health care as "good", but the real benefit is that we have NEVER had a billing dispute, because almost NOTHING is "out of network". On the rare occasions we've needed non-Kaiser health care (such as ER visits while traveling), we just give the bill to Kaiser, and they take it from there.
When the insurer owns the hospitals and contracts all the doctors, customer billing is almost friction-free.