Re:A bipartisan plan to end surprise ER bills
by MBCook on Monday October 01, 2018 @09:03AM
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Now they do because it’s a huge business. But as the foundations of our system were being setup I don’t think that was really the case. With the possible exception of the AMA fighting nationalized healthcare.
There doesn’t seem to have been a large investigation into the consequences of allowing healthcare coverage to be given to employees without counting as salary. That was one of the core sins.
Re:A bipartisan plan to end surprise ER bills
by forapurpose on Monday October 01, 2018 @11:39AM
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> But as the foundations of our system were being setup I don’t think that was really the case.
Why do you think that? Is there something I could read? Certainly lobbying and financial incentives to politicians have existed forever.
They invest a large amount in very smart people predicting the consequences and then in lobbying (and bribing) politicians, and in supporting public information campaigns, to pass the laws that provide their desired consequences. For them to portray themselves as innocent and naive, if they do, would be cynical and absurd. It always seems to work out they make a lot of money, but probably unintentionally.