What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills

Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @04:47PM (#18720045)

> That is why many free market healthcare supporters also support removing the incentives for employer-provided insurance plans

Among people who support "free market healthcare", who specifically is seriously pushing a plan like this? It is not something I've seen before.

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by ams6110 on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @05:25PM (#18720423)

Well I don't have any legislation on the docket anywhere, but I would fully support the complete separation of health insurance from employment compensation. It's just another layer of obfuscation between the consumer and provider in the marketplace.

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by bluGill on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @05:02PM (#18720166)

I'm doing it, and a few other libertarian type people. I agree with your statement though: we are a minority. Most who call themselves free market do not see how employer provided plans make things worse.

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Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills by conanbatt on Thursday December 20, 2018 @02:24AM (#18723086)

This was famously denounced by Milton Friedman a long time ago.

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