Re:Hospital prices are about to go public in the U.S.
by namdnay on Thursday December 27, 2018 @05:37AM
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I think there's a balance to be found. Here in France people will go to the doctor for a common cold, and immediately load up on unnecessary medicine at the pharmacy. I'm sure that if they were asked to pay even 5E out of their pocket it would significantly reduce the shortage of GPs and the lower costs.
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Re:Hospital prices are about to go public in the U.S.
by beagle3 on Thursday December 27, 2018 @11:35AM
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Israel tried this a decade or so ago - something like 10EUR/Qtr if you've used any services, and additionally 1EUR/visit -- both of which would be waived if you were in really bad financial shape.
IIRC, it made zero measurable difference on the number of visits, but the bureaucracy involved with charging this was costing more than than the money collected, so it was eventually scrapped.
(I might be mistaken, an Israeli versed in how the system works / worked is welcome to correct me)