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Re:A Billionaire Pledges to Fight High Drug Prices, and the ... by wmccullough on Sunday October 21, 2018 @06:53PM (#18270835)
I cannot divulge my sources, so take it for what it is, but in talking with people at the top of several very large private insurers (as far back as 2016) they were sick of how providers weren't healing people and bleeding them out.

I've seen evidence (firsthand) that value based care can work, but it's hard to get provider networks on board when they are the ones who aren't getting paid when readmission rates are too high.

Re:A Billionaire Pledges to Fight High Drug Prices, and the ... by r00fus on Sunday October 21, 2018 @08:12PM (#18271178)
Insurers are part of the racket. At least that's how it feels from a consumer point of view.
Re:A Billionaire Pledges to Fight High Drug Prices, and the ... by outside1234 on Sunday October 21, 2018 @10:15PM (#18271672)
Insurers essentially get a cut of the overall revenue, so they perversely win the more overall is spent.