Re:What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills
by conanbatt on Thursday December 20, 2018 @02:37AM
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> Having just experienced first world level healthcare in another country and paying for it out of pocket at 1/20th or less of what it runs in the US, I am certain we are getting shafted.
We are, but not by insurance companies. Their profit margins are thin. The issue is hospitals.
Sarah Kliffs idea to reduce the cost of hospitals is price controls: for the government to tell them they cant choose a price, and to ban them from accepting other insurance.
We are, but not by insurance companies. Their profit margins are thin. The issue is hospitals.
Sarah Kliffs idea to reduce the cost of hospitals is price controls: for the government to tell them they cant choose a price, and to ban them from accepting other insurance.