Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills
by henrikschroder on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @06:46PM
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> Things will change dramatically if we eliminate the insurance industry and medical billing field.
It's important to note that this industry is a complete bullshit industry with complete bullshit jobs. Their only job is to say no, to stop money from going out of the insurance companies, in any way possible. That is their entire purpose.
Your medical insurance money props up this industry. Every person working in this industry and receiving a salary, and every person owning shares of companies in this industry receiving profits, are taking money that should have been spent on producing healthcare for themselves.
So however many billions of dollars of revenue this industry makes, we would instantly save most of it by getting rid of this industry.
It's important to note that this industry is a complete bullshit industry with complete bullshit jobs. Their only job is to say no, to stop money from going out of the insurance companies, in any way possible. That is their entire purpose.
Your medical insurance money props up this industry. Every person working in this industry and receiving a salary, and every person owning shares of companies in this industry receiving profits, are taking money that should have been spent on producing healthcare for themselves.
So however many billions of dollars of revenue this industry makes, we would instantly save most of it by getting rid of this industry.